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Evictions ban extended by four weeks

The government has today extended its ban on evictions for renters affected by COVID-19 by four weeks. This means that no legal evictions will have taken place for 6 months. Once this eviction ...

Record fall in the number of self employed people in the UK

The August 2020 report from the Office for National Statistics shows a record fall of self-employed people, according to research by Bambridge Accountants. This represents a 4.8% call in ...

Government to pause temporary release scheme for low risk prisoners

The temporary release of low risk prisoners, introduced to protect the NHS and reduce the virus’ impact on the prison populations, will be paused at the end of August. Introduced in April, the ...

Public Health England to be replaced: New leadership structure in force from today

The government has formally announced the replacement of Public Health England (PHE) under the new National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP). The NIHP will bring together leadership teams ...

Five local authorities to receive funding to pilot new nature recovery scheme

Cornwall, Buckinghamshire, Greater Manchester, Northumberland and Cumbria local authorities have been selected to pilot new 'Local Nature Recovery Strategies' (LNRS). They will share £1 ...

UK introduces new police powers to tackle state-backed interference

The government has introduced new powers, which come into effect today, for police to tackle state interference in the UK. These powers will allow specially trained police officers to stop, question, ...

UK enters recession for the first time in 11 years, and faces the worst downturn in Europe

New Office for National Statistics figures released this morning show UK GDP plummeting by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020 – the largest confirmed fall of any economy in Europe and the G7 ...

Labour calls for action on internet abuse, and launches new consultation

Labour has called on the government to prioritise the Online Harms Bill which was first promised more than a year ago. Since then, high profile examples have shown why the lack of regulation is ...

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