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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...

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...