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80% of UK employers plan to hire over next 12 months, survey says
Brexit and Covid-19 causing acute shortages of workers in sectors from haulage to hospitality The majority of UK employers are planning to hire staff over the next 12 months, the…
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The spending habits of avocado-toast millennials are more complex than you think | Jessica Mizrahi
Post-pandemic, will a generation of wanderers become staycation aficionados, carefully counting their pennies? Only time will tell Young people these days. They have high expectations, yet they are spendthrifts. With…
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The real message of Rishi Sunak’s budget will be laying groundwork for next election | Richard Partington
Chancellor will want to show government is looking to future despite supply crisis and Covid Soaring living costs, shortages on supermarket shelves and a health emergency that was supposed to…
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Hong Kong likely to give out seasonal flu, Covid-19 shots at same time, government adviser says
Hong Kong is likely to give seasonal flu and Covid-19 vaccines at the same time in line with World Health Organization (WHO) suggestions as the latest data suggests simultaneous vaccination…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo’s cases lowest in 16 months; South Korea on alert for Halloween
Tokyo confirmed 19 daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, the fewest since mid-June last year, as the downtrend in infections continues across Japan.The figure released by the Japanese capital city’s metropolitan…
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Which protects you more against Covid – vaccination or prior infection? | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
For the Delta variant at least, the latest analysis suggests they are roughly equivalent In the United States, the issue of whether “natural immunity” from prior infection is as good…
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‘Darker skies and colder weather provide perfect conditions… for Covid-19 to thrive’
These were the words of the health secretary last week, as it became clear that vaccination alone will not keep the virus in check. But experts in health and education…
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Australia Covid live updates: Victoria records 1,935 new cases, 11 deaths; NSW reports 296 infections and four deaths
Victoria may reach jab milestone allowing greater freedoms this week, while figures show worrying number of school closures from outbreaks Covid shut more than 320 schools across NSW and Victoria…
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Saturday’s coronavirus news: Russia defends Sputnik V vaccine; Britain’s weekly cases at highest since July
Lab that developed Russian jab says decision ‘not based on science’; UK adviser says measures need to be in place now to get transmission rates down UK faces ‘another lockdown…