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Many employers happy with staff working from home, study suggests

Many employers happy with staff working from home, study suggests

Work-life balance has improved because of the switch from office working, research indicates.

Orphaned daughters pay tribute to parents murdered in Manchester Arena bombing

Orphaned daughters pay tribute to parents murdered in Manchester Arena bombing

Polish couple Marcin and Angelika Klis were killed while waiting to pick up their daughters in the arena’s foyer after the Ariana Grande concert.

Brexit deal cannot be disregarded or disapplied, warns EC president

Brexit deal cannot be disregarded or disapplied, warns EC president

Ursula von der Leyen said setting aside the Withdrawal Agreement will undermine trust.

Parents of missing teenage girl to face murder trial

Parents of missing teenage girl to face murder trial

Bernadette Walker, 17, of Peterborough, was reported missing in July.

BA boss says people are ‘afraid of travelling’ as he defends job cuts

BA boss says people are ‘afraid of travelling’ as he defends job cuts

Chief executive Alex Cruz told MPs the coronavirus pandemic has ‘devastated our business’.

Global GDP rebound stronger than expected but world faces uncertain 2021 – OECD

Global GDP rebound stronger than expected but world faces uncertain 2021 – OECD

The Paris-based think tank is predicting the UK economy will contract by 10.1% in 2020 before rebounding by 7.6% in 2021.

Tui agrees to pay refunds for cancelled holidays by end of the month

Tui agrees to pay refunds for cancelled holidays by end of the month

The Competition and Markets Authority said it received thousands of complaints that refunds for pandemic-hit breaks are not being paid back.

Environmental campaigners warn over plug-in hybrid vehicles

Environmental campaigners warn over plug-in hybrid vehicles

Environmentalists claim the limited electric range of the vehicles and owners not charging their batteries regularly increases their CO2 emissions.

Blue Plaque honour for female special agent dubbed Churchill’s favourite spy

Blue Plaque honour for female special agent dubbed Churchill’s favourite spy

Christine Granville faced what she described as ‘the horrors of peace’ after her outstanding wartime career,.

Huge blow to nuclear industry as Horizon halts plans to develop two sites

Huge blow to nuclear industry as Horizon halts plans to develop two sites

The building of new power stations would have created thousands of new jobs.

Sales slide at Zara owner Inditex after shoppers stay away from city centres

Sales slide at Zara owner Inditex after shoppers stay away from city centres

The Spanish fashion giant, which also owns the Bershka and Pull & Bear brands, said sales slid by 31% in the three months to July 31.

Schools struggle with ‘increasingly out of control’ Covid-19 testing issues

Schools struggle with ‘increasingly out of control’ Covid-19 testing issues

The Government should prioritise the education sector for the allocation of tests, a union leader says.

Redrow profits dive after pandemic weighs on house completions

Redrow profits dive after pandemic weighs on house completions

It said that pre-tax profits slid by 65.5% to £140 million for the year, as revenues dived by 37% to £1.34 billion.

Man who tried for 200 jobs finally lands role after sending song to interviewer

Man who tried for 200 jobs finally lands role after sending song to interviewer

Frustrated jobseeker Richard Stevens penned a song with his 16-year-old son Oscar.

Eat Out to Help Out scheme sees inflation fall to near-five year low

Eat Out to Help Out scheme sees inflation fall to near-five year low

The Office for National Statistics said the Consumer Prices Index tumbled to 0.2% in August from 1% in July.

Police officers committed gross misconduct by posting ‘offensive’ TikTok videos

Police officers committed gross misconduct by posting ‘offensive’ TikTok videos

Police constables Amy Taylor and April Cooper, of Cambridgeshire Police, were subject to a disciplinary hearing.

What the papers say – September 16

What the papers say – September 16

The ‘circus’ around coronavirus testing leads most of the nation’s Wednesday papers.

Analysis of viking skeletons suggests they were not all Scandinavian

Analysis of viking skeletons suggests they were not all Scandinavian

Researchers say the results of a six-year project debunk the modern image of vikings as brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia.

Congressmen say no free trade deal if UK breaks Good Friday Agreement for Brexit

Congressmen say no free trade deal if UK breaks Good Friday Agreement for Brexit

Just last week Nancy Pelosi said there would be “absolutely no chance” of a trade deal if Britain overrides the Brexit deal with Brussels.

Queen’s removal as head of state is matter for people of Barbados, says palace

Queen’s removal as head of state is matter for people of Barbados, says palace

A speech written by the country’s prime minister said ‘the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind’.

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