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Social impacts of the coronavirus on Great Britain

Report shows that the proportion of adults travelling to work rose above 60% for the first time since the survey began, to 62%. The proportion working from home remained at 20% for the second consecutive week, with the proportion of working adults not working from home or travelling to work reducing from 23% to 18%, suggesting more people are returning to work. The proportion of adults shopping ...

Scottish diners eat more than 6.3 million meals to support hospitality sector

Statistics revealed that more than 6.3 million meals were eaten in Scotland as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Thousands of jobs across Scotland have been supported after statistics ...

UK: Assange extradition hearing will be a key test for UK and US justice

The FINANCIAL -- US authorities must drop all charges against Julian Assange relating to his publishing activities, and UK authorities must reject the related US extradition request, said Amnesty ...

Global Fintech Platform Nium Receives EMI Licence in UK

Nium, a global financial technology platform, announced today that it has received the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom to ...

The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in COVID-19 research projects across the UK

The FINANCIAL -- The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in twenty research projects across the UK, including the universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, to help provide developing countries ...

Who are Britain’s TV addicts?

The FINANCIAL -- Most Brits (60%) disagree to some extent that they are TV addicts, while another 11% neither agree nor disagree, according to the latest YouGov ...

How to prepare for travel with your pet to any EU country from 1 January 2021.

This guidance applies to people travelling to the EU with their pet cats, ferrets or dogs, including assistance dogs. Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will become a third country from 1 ...

Amazon deleted 20,000 suspicious reviews following Financial Times investigation

The FINANCIAL -- Amazon’s top reviewers in the UK appear to have engaged in fraud, leaving thousands of five-star ratings in exchange for money or free products. The company took down 20,000 ...

Millions of British teens to get access to Child Trust Funds for the first time

The FINANCIAL -- Around 6.3 million child trust funds have been set up by the state since their launch. Initial grants were ranging from £250 for children in well-off families to £500 for those in ...

How to: Travelling to the EU from UK

This page tells you how to prepare if you’re planning on travelling to Europe from 1 January 2021. It will be updated if anything changes. Sign up for email alerts and check travel advice for ...

UK: COVID-19 infection survey

The number of people in England who have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased in recent ...

UK and Japan award eight Regenerative Medicine projects

The FINANCIAL -- The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) have joined forces to support eight new Regenerative Medicine research ...

UK: In 2018, there were an around 1.2 million LGB people, report

The FINANCIAL -- The proportion of the UK population aged 16 years and over identifying as heterosexual or straight decreased from 95.3% in 2014 to 94.6% in 2018.The proportion identifying as ...

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