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The number of people claiming Unemployment Benefits in the ukjumps to its highest level in almost 2a years. The figures for april, the first full month of lockdown, show a 70 rise in claims, as the chancellor warns that unemployment will rise sharply. It is not obvious there will be an immediate bounce back as it takes time for people to get back to the habits that they had. The extent of the impact on human life has become clearer today with 55,000 excess deaths recorded in the uk since the sta...

Rolls royce announces plans to axe a fifth of its workforce in the wake of coronavirus most of the jobs will go in the uk. The Aircraft Engine maker is cutting 9,000 jobs amid warnings it take years for the Airline Industry to recover the unions are furious. Nobodys trivialising the challenges we face here, but i think its rash and its premature for rolls royce simply to resort to sacking and throwing under the bus thousands of uk workers, loyal workers. Many of the jobs are expected to go from ...

Keep on dancing. Rough seas around many western coasts of the uk. It is another windy day across the uk. Heavy and persistent rain coming into western parts of scotland. Turning drier and brighter this afternoon for Northern Ireland. More rain this evening. For england and wales, it is a case of scattered and heavy showers moving quickly west to east on strong winds. Thus in excess of a0 miles an hour now. Some spots seeing wind over 50 miles an hour here. Tonight, it stays very breezy out there...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Calls for Boris Johnsons most Senior Adviser to resign after hes accused of breaking uk lockdown rules. Dominic cummings travelled 250 miles to his parents home when he had coronavirus symptoms a source close to him denies any breach of the restrictions, but others say he has questions to answer. Clearly serious questions that number ten are going to have to address, not least because the readiness of members ...

The killing of the African American george floyd all four Police Officers who were present when he died now face criminal charges. 46 year old george floyd died in minneapolis last week after he was pinned to the ground by his neck for nine minutes. George floyd mattered. He was loved. His family was important. His life had value. And we will seekjustice for him and for you and we will find it. Thousands took to the streets in london today, as protests at his death spread around the world. Well ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Calls for Boris Johnsons most Senior Adviser to resign after hes accused of breaking uk lockdown rules. Dominic cummings travelled 250 miles to his parents home. Downing street say mr cummings believes he behaved reasonably and legally, but others call for the Prime Minister to make a statement. He is responsible for his special advisers, he needs to get an explanation and i am surprised that he didnt know at ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. British airways treatment of staff during the Coronavirus Crisis is a National Disgrace according to a group of prominent uk politicians they say ba has used the pandemic to cut thousands ofjobs. Virus deaths surge in brazil it now has the second highest toll in the world. Londons top Police Officer tells those planning to join anti racism protests today to stay off the streets amid a warning that far right gr...

In england from tomorrow, despite the countrys covid 19 alert system indicating high levels of transmission. We are reasonably confident that the steps that we had taken and will be taking on monday are manageable, but we have to all continue to play our pa rt we have to all continue to play our part in that. After 10 weeks at home, more than 2 Million People in england and wales whove been shielding during lockdown are told they can go outdoors. Hundreds of people march to the us embassy in Cen...

Tonight at ten rolls royce is the latest industrial giant to count the Economic Cost of the pandemic. Management says the firm whose Main Business is making aircraft engines is to cut 9,000 jobs, most of them in the uk. Its about creating a Sustainable Business for the future. So that ultimately we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. Its warned it will take several years for the industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but the unions say the action is notj...

Many protesters are turning their attention to public statues depicting slave owners. At oxford university, thereve been renewed protests in a long Running Campaign for Oriel College to remove an image of cecil rhodes. Plans to get all of englandmy Primary School pupils back to school before the end of the term has been dropped. About 8 million children will now stay home until september at the earliest. The education secretary for england acknowledged that social distancing means the plans just...