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 start of march. More than 11,000 people have died in care homes in britain during that time as the goverments criticised for not acting fast enough. 0ne positive effect of lockdown the biggest fall
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Latest figures show there were more than 40,000 coronavirus related deaths in the uk up to the end of the first week of may. More than 11,000 of those deaths happened in care homes thats more than a quarter of the total number. We will not rest from doing whatever it is humanly possible to protect oui it is humanly possible to protect our care homes from this appalling virus. Well be analysing the latest figures. Also this lunchtime the number of people claiming unemployment benefit soared to 2. 1 million during the first few weeks of the lockdown. Nine million easyjet customers have their details hacked. The airline has apologised. The self medicating president Doctors Express dismay as donald trump admits taking an anti malaria drug to prevent coronavirus. What do you have to lose, 0k . What do you have to lose . I have been taking
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The Universal Credit system has been in the process of being rolled out for more than a decade, but could soon include all 8.4 million benefit claimants across the UK
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