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Mum tells of her torment after son was found hanging from tree at Watermead Park We all just felt so numb Updated Angela Clark with son Peter, husband David and daughter Vicky. (Image: family supplied picture) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other...

Prisoners allowed visits for just 100 days in 2020 PRISONERS at Chelmsford Prison – a Category B prison – were only allowed visits from loved ones for 100 days last year. Public Health England (PHE) decided to stop in-person visits in England and Wales on March 24 based on an assessment which suggested between 2,500 and 3,500 prisoners were at risk of dying as a result of Covid-19. Prisons suspended visits in Scotland and Northern Ireland on March 23. Facilities in England an...

Updated Thursday, 11th March 2021, 1:14 pm Analysis of Department for Work and Pensions figures by the JPIMedia Data Unit reveals the number of people claiming Universal Credit in England has risen by 118% in the past year – despite efforts to protect jobs through the government furlough scheme. In January 2020, there were 2.4 million people claiming Universal Credit, but provisional figures for January 2021 show this had risen to 5.2 million. The Universal Credit benefit is available to low...

Teesside worst hit by covid-19 jobs crisis as huge numbers turn to Universal Credit More on Universal Credit are already in work, with many new claimants during the pandemic still on the benefit Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time....

Tourism hotspots hit hard by Covid-19 jobs crisis Published image copyrightReuters Parts of the UK reliant on tourism have been most affected by the Covid-19 jobs crisis, analysis suggests. In some areas, around three out of five people who began claiming universal credit at the outset of the pandemic were still doing so six months later. Experts said areas with seasonal employment were more likely to see furloughed workers, those in low-wage jobs or on zero-hours contracts. The government said...

THE IMPACT of the coronavirus pandemic on people seeking benefits in Shetland has been highlighted in a new study, with new claimants for Universal Credit in April around five times higher than in the previous year. New research from the BBC’s Shared Data Unit shows that in April last year there were 267 new starts on Universal Credit in Shetland compared to 52 in the same month in 2019. 3 of 14Adverts By October 69 per cent of those who started Universal Credit in April, just after the pa...

THE number of new Universal Credit claimants soared in the early months of the pandemic – and many continued to need financial support for at least six months. Across the Southampton (SO) postcode area, there were 12,635 new Universal Credit claimants in April 2020 and a further 14,039 in May 2020. This compared to respective figures of 1,592 and 1,547 from April and May 2019. The analysis of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data by the BBC Shared Data Unit shows there were eigh...

When will I get the coronavirus vaccine? New calculator works it out for you Find out your place in the queue Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have...

Surrey businesses that have permanently closed in the past year Some of the UKs biggest high street brands, as well as independent retailers in Surrey, have shut their doors for good Updated Denise Iverson, managing director of Belles bridal shop in Woking, which closed down in March 2020 (Image: Surrey Advertiser - Grahame Larter) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we...

The Council claimed that it had listened to residents feedback and made applications quicker to submit and process, after complaints have been made to the council, as well as a Local Goverment Ombudsman (LGO), an authorities watchdog, ruling mismanagement of badge applications earlier last year. Key changes include now allowing residents to make an application on behalf of another person, an online account is no longer necessary, and applications can be saved while being worked on. Document...