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Of staff were pinged. does absolutely gutted. we were just getting ready to open the summer garden, the green space at the back of the premises, which attracts a lot of people. on saturday, i was preparing to open it, then we has to unfortunately make the decision to not open the whole premises, such a blow to us and all the employees and all the customers as well. and weve been hearing from some big businesses about their experience. m&s says the number of workers being notified by the nhs app ...

Iain do you want to continue on our covid theme for the first part of this review with the daily telegraph. in the context of all of that the pressure on the government to increase the number who are in fact exempt from having to sell but not self—isolate if they come into contact with somebody who has tested positive? this contact with somebody who has tested ositive? , , , . positive? this reminds me very much ofthe positive? this reminds me very much of the lobbying. _ positive? this remind...

Our health editor hugh pym is here. as we know across the uk, different rules across the uk for people who are pinged, and we have ministers in london trying to clarify the pictures in england.- london trying to clarify the pictures in england. london trying to clarify the ictures in encland. , , , . pictures in england. yes, cases are increasin: pictures in england. yes, cases are increasing 4096 _ pictures in england. yes, cases are increasing 4096 week _ pictures in england. yes, cases are in...

The government says some fully vaccinated nhs workers will be exempt from isolation in exceptional circumstances. as will a small number of designated people in critical areas like transport and the supply of food, water and electricity. further details are expected today. meanwhile, ministers have pointed out that while people who are contacted by track and trace are legally obliged to isolate, those pinged by the act are not. we are those pinged by the act are not. - are encouraging people to ...

Indescribable, the beauty of looking at planet earth from space. this capsule you are seeing there on the ground in the west texas desert, it has the biggest windows that have ever gone into space, so yes, we are looking forward to hearing from those astronauts on board in an hour or sos time. those astronauts on board in an hour or sos time-— or sos time. sophie there in the texan desert — or sos time. sophie there in the texan desert and _ or sos time. sophie there in the texan desert and ...

Different things. this is a celebration of lots of things, basically hope. this is the first major festival we are doing outside in unrestricted times. we have done three eids under lockdown. try to stick to the rules, where masks and do social distancing. we are having three different sets of prayers done throughout the day to make sure people are able to social distance as much as possible. also hand washing. try not to congregate today, particularly if you have been pinged or have a lateral f...

The parliamentary 0mbudsman has ruled government officials were too slow to tell many women they would be affected by the rising state pension age. the finding brings the prospect of compensation closer for thousands of women born in the 19505. it marks a significant victory for the campaign. the us—based ice cream company, ben and jerrys says it will no longer market its products in palestinian territories occupied by israel — including the west bank. the firm said selling there was inconsi...

Suggestion that businesses have been giving leeway here and employers, some of which are perhaps acting unscrupulously and making it clear that they expect staff to come in evenif that they expect staff to come in even if they are told to isolate. if there is confusion here, there is even more over the idea of exemptions. even more over the idea of exemptions-— even more over the idea of exem tions. , ., exemptions. yes, the government said esterda exemptions. yes, the government said yesterda...

White hard and fast list of sectors whose staff are deemed critical. more this will be done, the government are saying, on a case—by—case basis. employers can make a request to the relevant government department if they are seeing too many staff having to isolate some to be exempt from that and as i say, downing street saying those requests will be considered on a case—by—case basis. a difficult few weeks ahead before that change in the law comes in mid august. bil in the law comes in mi...

Individual business will have to apply themselves, and for lots of companies, right now thats simply one thing too many. were part of that supply chain that feeds the nation every day. and the lifeblood to doing that is our drivers out there in the fleet and our workers within the cold store. tim employs 1,500 staff across the uk, and a quarter of front line workers at this main site near rochdale are off because theyve been pinged. everybody whos off takes a little bit of capability away from w...