BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 17:15:00
In the past week. and, the most recent figures show just under 6,000 people are in hospital with covid—19. from today, businesses are having to pay more of their workers' wages, as the government continues to wind down it's furlough scheme. but there are fears the increased costs could see some firms struggling to survive. the furlough programme, in place since april last year, will finish at the end of next month. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. it has been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we are in the final two months of the job retention scheme. ...