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The Guardian says the chancellor’s announcement of a new furlough scheme was an attempt “to head off mounting anger… over plans for imminent new Covid restrictions”. The paper says the scheme, which will see the government pay for two-thirds of the wages of employees of firms that are forced to shut by law, was “hastily arranged”. And it notes that some leaders in northern England called it “an insult”.

Guardian Front Page 20th of November 2024

Growing tensions have emerged due to concerns over Russia’s alleged hybrid warfare tactics against Western nations, following the USA’s decision to allow Ukraine access to long-range missiles, with Russia promising an appropriate response.

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