a newjob support scheme replaces furlough for employees working a minimum of 33% of their normal hours. the scheme will last six months, and directly support the wages of workers in viable jobs. government will cover a third of workers‘ lost pay, with the employer making up another third. support will be targeted at firms needing help the most. that is businesses facing lower demand overwinter due to covid 19. mr sunak has announced a pay as you grow scheme to allow firms to repay bounce back loans over a period of up to 10 years. the chancellor said he would keep vat at 5% for hospitality and tourism until march 312021. for labour the shadow chancellor said the government s was too slow to help businesses and employees struggling with the coronavirus crisis. anneliese dodds said many people had already lost theirjobs. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. everything closed, everything emptied around margate beach. since march, nearly 13,000 people had their
than nine months away. good morning. for england and wales today we are looking at rain or showers. in scotla nd looking at rain or showers. in scotland and northern ireland, sunshine and showers. some of them will be wintry. it will feel cold. more in ten minutes. good morning. it s thursday, the 3rd of december. our top story. the first doses of the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine will arrive in britain within hours. a mass vaccination programme will begin next week, after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. andy moore has the details. the uk has become the first country in the western world to authorise the use of a vaccine. at a press conference, vaccine development was once again compared to a train coming down the track. the train has now slowed down safely. it has now stopped in the station, and the doors have opened. that was the authorisation by the mhra. what we need now is for people to get on that train and travel safely
bit of snow thrown in as well. it s saturday, february the 22nd. our top story: 32 british and european passengers who ve been quarantined on a cruise ship injapan for more than two weeks after, an outbreak of coronavirus, are on their way home to the uk. it comes as the world health organisation warns that the opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. the number of confirmed cases in south korea has doubled overnight to more than 300. charlotte gallagher reports. the long wait finally over, after more than two weeks trapped on the diamond princess cruise liner, 32 british and european passengers were taken off the ship to begin the journey home. the group has tested negative for coronavirus but more than 630 of their fellow passengers and crew have fallen ill. after landing atan and crew have fallen ill. after landing at an mod base in wilshere, they will be taken to yarra park hospital on the rear of where they will be quarantined for a further two weeks. we will. th
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