Programmes
Tue 19 May 2020
How lockdown has impacted the UK job market, with benefit claims up and a third of the private sector being paid by the state. And the blame game over care home deaths in England continues.
Expired at 8:00pm on 20 May.
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UK unemployment claimants rise to 2.1m – as lockdown hits young workers12m
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‘Longer we stay on lockdown, the more companies will go bankrupt’ – former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith
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‘If you don’t do something to help the young they can’t get a foothold in the labour market’ – economist David Blanchflower
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Government accused of failing to protect care home residents in England5m
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Care home Covid-19 deaths linked to hospital release6m
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Trump says he is taking an unproven drug to avoid Coronavirus, despite risks4m
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Charities warn school closures could have lasting impact on neediest children7m
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‘Even with the best parents – it’s no substitute for a teacher’s one-on-one support’ – Labour’s Rebecca Long-Bailey
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One family’s 250 mile walk home – as Colombia’s lockdown forces Venezuelan migrants to return6m
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Stork chicks hatch in UK for first time in centuries2m
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‘We are part of nature and if we don’t respect nature and look after it won’t look after us in the future’ – naturalist Chris Packham4m
