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Covid reinfections: How likely are you to catch coronavirus again as cases rise?

Do vaccines and booster shots protect against new variants? Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Unions fight to secure better pay and conditions for workers, but they can also benefit employers

Over the past century, unions have successfully campaigned for a minimum wage, holiday and sickness pay, equal opportunity rights, maternity and paternity rights and a two-day weekend for British workers, among other benefits.

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2022

Current Covid rules in Scotland - what happens if you test positive and symptoms

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has estimated that around one in 20 people had Covid in the last week.

Daily Record · Jun 27, 2022

First results from 2021 census in England and Wales published this week

Early signs of Covid impact on population

Wales Online · Jun 26, 2022

First results from 2021 census in England and Wales to be published this week

Estimates of the population size in every local authority area will be available.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

The number of abortions in Greater Manchester grows as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

Leading doctors are calling for the introduction of 'safe access zones' around abortion clinics to protect patients and staff

Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022

Shopping: the cost of living crisis is hitting people 'urgently and directly' – retail expert Q&A

On top of rampant inflation, strikes, business gloom and rising interest rates, bad news about our shopping habits was all but inevitable. The volume of goods being sold in the UK is now falling, according to the latest monthly data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with food purchases…

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022

Covid cases rise in Wales again but at the slowest rate in the UK

Scotland has the most Covid in the UK at the moment, according to the ONS

Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022

Scotland sees largest increase in UK Covid rates as one in 20 have virus

THE Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one in 20 people had Covid-19 in Scotland in the week ending June 17 2022.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2022

Asda shoppers asking staff to 'put shopping back' once costs reach £30

The boss of the UK supermarket chain has said he has spotted a change in shoppers' behaviour.

Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022