MP calls for investigation after banks refuse mortgages for workers furloughed the month prior

MPs are demanding an investigation after it emerged leading High Street banks are refusing mortage applications for furloughed workers. The claims directly go against promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak that people using the governement support scheme would not be blacklisted by lenders.   High Street banks including NatWest, Nationwide and Lloyds admit they reject mortgage and … Read more

How many people are STILL furloughed in your area? ONS map reveals the areas where most are off work

How many people are STILL furloughed in your area? ONS map reveals the areas of the UK where most people have been off work in the latest lockdown By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:12 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 12:17 BST, 30 March 2021 A new interactive map sheds new light … Read more

How many people are STILL furloughed in your area? ONS map reveals the areas where most are off work

How many people are STILL furloughed in your area? ONS map reveals the areas of the UK where most people have been off work in the latest lockdown By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:12 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 11:12 BST, 30 March 2021 A new interactive map sheds new light … Read more

Furloughed joiner, 51, spends two MONTHS clearing piles of sand – only for council to put it back

Furloughed joiner, 51, spends two MONTHS clearing mounds of windblown sand from cycle path after woman fell and broke her collar bone – only for council to dump more in its place while clearing the pavement Chris Truett, 51, sprang into action in Southport, Merseyside, after seeing sand He began tidying up 25 tonnes after … Read more

Covid UK: Ofsted warns pupils’ education cannot be ‘furloughed’

The head of England’s schools watchdog today warned that education cannot be ‘furloughed’ as Left-wing councils joined the revolt against Government plans to keep schools open. Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said school closures should be kept to the ‘absolute minimum’, revealing that the first lockdown disrupted children’s learning and wider development. Writing in the … Read more

Meet the furloughed worker who turned a gift into a £1million business

A woman who was furloughed in May due to the coronavirus has since made £1million after turning an idea to cheer up her colleagues into a new business. Natalie Bamford, 35, from Derby, worked as an expedite services assistant at technology company Selenity. She was one of the millions to be furloughed this year as … Read more

JCB worker, 53, who was driven to drink by being furloughed was found dead inquest hears

JCB worker, 53, who was driven to drink by being furloughed was found dead at foot of the stairs by his wife after suffering cardiac arrest triggered by excess alcohol, inquest hears Craig Batkin, 53, collapsed at his home in Stoke-on-Trent on May 17  He had been furloughed for two months by JCB digger company His … Read more

JCB worker, 53, who was driven to drink by being furloughed was found dead inquest hears

JCB worker, 53, who was driven to drink by being furloughed was found dead at foot of the stairs by his wife after suffering cardiac arrest triggered by excess alcohol, inquest hears Craig Batkin, 53, collapsed at his home in Stoke-on-Trent on May 17  He had been furloughed for two months by JCB digger company His … Read more

Berkshire death: Furloughed property firm boss was found dead on floor by his pregnant wife

Furloughed BA customer service agent who was told to reapply for his old job on a lower salary was found dead from alcohol poisoning on floor by his pregnant wife, inquest hears Dharmindera Kalyan, known as Darsi, furloughed from high-ranking position He was offered his old job back but with reduced pay just days before … Read more

UK businesses will foot 10% of the wages of up to 10 million furloughed staff from today

UK businesses will foot 10% of the wages of up to 10 million furloughed staff from today – as bosses warn Rishi Sunak’s £1,000 job retention grants won’t stop wave of redundancies Bosses warn of lay-offs as employers contribute to wages of furloughed staff Government will reduce its contribution to 70 per cent of wages … Read more