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Exclusive: government analysis reveals unmet financial needs of many people needing to self-isolateWhy Leicester, Blackburn and Bradford have been hit hard by CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage A “perfect storm” of low wages, cramped housing and failures of the £22bn test-and-trace scheme has led to “stubbornly high” coronavirus rates in England’s most deprived communities, an unpublished government report has found.A classified...

Exclusive: analysis finds countries pouring money into fossil fuels to fight recessionThe prospect of a global green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is hanging in the balance, as countries pour money into the fossil fuel economy to stave off a devastating recession, an analysis for the Guardian reveals.Meanwhile, promises of a low-carbon boost are failing to materialise. Only a handful of major countries are...

Latest updates: scheme will be reviewed in January to see if employers should contribute more; Sturgeon says tough action starting to have an effectSunak extends Covid furlough until end of March 2021Exclusive: Alok Sharma met Prince Charles after staffer’s Covid resultFamily plead for care home rule change after daughter’s arrestMinister blames public for second English lockdownGlobal coronavirus updates – live 2.24pm GMT The UK’s...

The catastrophe facing the UK is a direct result of our government’s obsession with libertarian issues. Now we must avoid repeating the same mistakesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSix weeks ago, the government was given a stark warning that the nation faced a “very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences”. Only by imposing an immediate two-week “circuit breaker” lockdown could it hope to...

Review finds testing flaws meant support went to many workers who lost no income but not to others who hadRishi Sunak’s flagship scheme to help the self-employed through the pandemic has handed £1.3bn to workers who saw no loss of income while giving nothing to 500,000 people left without work, new analysis has revealed.In a sign of major flaws in the £12.7bn self-employment income...

Boris Johnson refuses to specify how much support region will getCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGreater Manchester will be moved into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions from midnight on Thursday, Boris Johnson has confirmed as he refused to say whether a £60m offer of support for the region remains on the table following failed negotiations.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference,...