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Lockdown leads workers feeling more anxious and less satisfied with life
Lockdown has led to a drop in life satisfaction and a rise in anxiety among Britain’s workforce, research has found.
Tuesday 27 October 2026
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Lockdown has led to a drop in life satisfaction and a rise in anxiety among Britain’s workforce, research has found.
Royal Mail is launching one of the largest ever apprenticeship schemes in the UK that will recruit 1,000 wannabe posties.
The economy is growing robustly even though staff shortages and supply chain problems are weighing on production, a survey suggests.
Today members of the travel industry will protest outside the Palace of Westminster as the sector has been “decimated by the pandemic and the government.”
Nicola Sturgeon will not be allowed to hold a second Scottish independence referendum before the next general election, the government has said.
Ministers are set to approve a new North Sea oil and gas project months before Britain hosts a global climate change conference in Glasgow.
The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether Google is dominating the online-advertising market at the expense of its rivals.
British factories enjoyed the strongest growth in output on record in June but warned they expected to raise their prices at the fastest pace in nearly…
Britain’s contrasting economic fortunes during Covid are highlighted by a study that shows the £150bn of savings accrued over the pandemic are overwhelmingly concentrated in the…
The UK’s competition regulator issued warnings to Monzo, Natwest and Virgin Money after the banks breached a rule requiring them to send former customers their transaction…
Government borrowing fell last month as the economic recovery boosted tax revenues, official figures show, but national debt is still at the highest levels since the…
Wilson Lou, founder of sports brand ZOUMA, talks us through the challenges he has faced in the earliest stages of his business.
The country is on track to ease restrictions on July 19 as the data on coronavirus infections and deaths is “looking encouraging”, the health secretary has…
The industries most affected by the UK’s delayed reopening will need to find almost £50m to cover wages once the government’s furlough scheme is cut back…
The heads of the UK’s largest business lobby group and two major City employers have warned against giving workers the legal right to demand remote working,…