The announcement was met with some criticism, with Kate Nicholls, the boss of UK Hospitality calling the announcement “a hammer blow” for a struggling industry trying to rebuild, while Mark Harper MP, who chairs the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative backbenchers, said the government was “effectively moving to compulsory vaccination”.

Published 14 May 2020 Last updated 1 August 2021 + show all updates 1 August 2021 The temporary change to the time limit for notifying an option to tax has now ended. The temporary change to allow options to tax to be signed electronically has now been made permanent. 29 June 2021 The temporary changes on…

Hannah Slaughter, an economist from the Resolution Foundation, told the BBC that over the majority of the pandemic, the highest rates of furlough was among the under 25s, but the most recent data it was the over 60s who were more likely to be furloughed.

After KT Tunstall postponed her touring plans over concerns she could become completely deaf, she’s told the BBC about how she’s struggled with hearing loss throughout her career. She spoke to Colin Paterson about what she’s been going through – and why she doesn’t feel like she’s going through it alone. Read more: Tunstall scraps…