Covid-19: Number on furlough drops below 100,000 in NI
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The number of people on furlough in Northern Ireland fell to 99,400 by 31 March 2021, according to the Treasury.
This is down from 108,600 at the end of February. The provisional figures indicate that more women are furloughed than men.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) runs until September.
The scheme pays up to 80% of an employee s salary, up to a maximum of £2,500 a month.
The Treasury said the figures show that levels of furlough decreased more significantly across the UK in March 2021.
In Northern Ireland, 51,500 women remained on furlough.
Identities of Durban helicopter crash victims released Updated
Nushera Soodyal
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Police have released the identities of the two men who killed in a helicopter crash in Durban this week.
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The chopper crashed into the Umgeni River near the N2 on Monday morning.
The victims had to be extricated from the wreckage, which was found submerged in the water.
The two victims are 24-year-old Derek Fitzgerald, who was the pilot, and Richard Morgan, who was a student pilot.
Both men are from Durban.
Their families, friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to them.
Northwood School in Durban North says in a Facebook post that it s devastated by Fitzgerald s passing. He completed matric there in 2014.
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