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UK job losses soar with younger workers hardest…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=glCewBbek7MThe impact of the coronavirus pandemic has led to the highest levels of unemployment in the UK for more than 3 years. The Office for National Statistics says the rate increased to 4.5 per cent…

UK plunges into worst recession of any major…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3cB8VNKQzbsThe UK has fallen into its worst recession on record because of the coronavirus lockdown, contracting by more than 20% between April and June 2020. It’s the worst slump of any major global economy. The…

Boots and John Lewis cut thousands of jobs…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2zYI_titr3cTwo of the UK's biggest High Street retailers, John Lewis and Boots, have announced more than 5,000 job cuts. 4,000 jobs will go at Boots and 48 Boots Opticians stores will be closed. 1,300 jobs…

Thousands of job losses as UK government accused…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_9qWqx5F-X0Ministers have been accused of “sitting on the sidelines” as companies announce thousands of job losses, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In recent days 12,000 redundancies have been announced, most of them in high street…

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Coronavirus warning: UK faces worst downturn for 300…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=i0gQQYG-IrIThe Bank of England has warned that the UK is heading for an unprecedented recession. It says the economy is on course for the sharpest annual contraction for 300 years, with the coronavirus pandemic dramatically…