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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 5th of November 2024

The United States is facing a significant decision as voters contemplate the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with analysts predicting it could be the closest election since 2000 amidst deep political and social divisions.

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