Economy

After being sexually harassed by customers and caught Covid on a shift, I decided no amount of money was worth sacrificing my mental and physical wellbeing.
Chancellor tells Commons 800,000 people have already lost their jobs and the "road ahead will be tough" in 2021.
This was my last hope of keeping a roof over my head – but the tedious weeks of calls and endless paperwork made me question whether it was even worth applying.
The latest ONS figures show that the number of payroll employees in the UK has dropped by 819,000 since the start of Covid-19.
We’ve seen a 265% increase in need this year thanks to the pandemic. Here’s what that looks like.
Rishi Sunak criticised by independent think-tank for freezing public sector pay for political not economic reasons.
Bleak impact including higher prices in shops is revealed in OBR report accompanying Rishi Sunak's spending review.
Senior Tories have already criticised the move which is at odds with the Conservative 2019 general election manifesto.
Reduction may be temporary but critics say move "will diminish us on the world stage".
Clare Lombardelli said modelling the impact of specific measures would be “very difficult”.