Month: April 2020
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilCoronavirus
Funeral providers face shortages of PPE equipment as demand rises
Funeral providers in the UK fear they are close to running out of body bags and other PPE equipment needed…
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30 AprilBusiness Bites
Coronavirus treatment hopes push stock markets up, and ‘Spoons to reopen in June
Investors are chirpy this morning amid hopes of a new coronavirus treatment that has been described as promising by the USA’s…
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29 AprilBusiness Bites
The aviation industry is now in very serious trouble
In a sign of just how distressed the aviation industry is, British Airways has announced plans to lay off 30% of…
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28 AprilCoronavirus
Over 100,000 extra people grieving in isolation amid Covid-19 pandemic, study suggests
Over 100,000 people are grieving in isolation as a result of the Covid019 pandemic, according to bereavement charity Cruse Bereavement…
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28 AprilCoronavirus
Funeral director praises support as it responds to Covid-19 challenges
Sunderland-based John G Hogg Funeral Directors has praised the support it has received from Funeral Partners as it responds to…
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28 AprilBusiness Bites
Job support to be wound down, M&S dividend suspended, ventilator production slows, property market halts
Chancellor Rishi Sunack says he will wean the economy off his support schemes in a “gradual” wind-down, to help prevent soaring…
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27 AprilCoronavirus
Chancellor announces 100% guarantee on small business loans
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the launch of a new ‘bounce back’ emergency loan scheme for small businesses, which will…
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27 AprilCoronavirus
Lancashire council issues new government guidelines for attending funerals amid pandemic
Lancashire council has become the latest council to cap the number of mourners allowed to attend a funeral amid the…
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27 AprilCoronavirus
National Will Register reports increase in people checking for funeral purposes
The National Will Register has reported that it is starting to see a surge in Will searches being performed from…
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27 AprilBusiness Bites
Lockdown to persist says Johnson, clergy weigh in on behaviour of corona-corporations
The PM is back at his desk and says the lockdown must continue for the foreseeable future, and it would…
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