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British Airways, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic are among the airlines that have announced plans to make thousands of staff redundant.

The Justice Secretary was speaking after Cabinet colleague Therese Coffey tried to deflect criticism about key decisions.

The Second World War veteran raised almost £33 million by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday on April 30.

The family of four-year-old Liam Scott still need to raise £89,000 so he can go to New York for a potentially life-saving vaccine.

Foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said the country – popular with UK holidaymakers – will relax travel restrictions when it is safe to do so.

The company said action is needed now to secure its long-term future, but the union Unite claimed it was ‘shameful opportunism’.

A major bus operator will begin counting passengers on and off its services next week to ensure new capacity limits are not exceeded.

The company is helping to sign up people to support efforts to track and trace cases of Covid-19 to help reduce the spread of the disease in the UK.

Aya Hachem was hit by one of several shots fired from a vehicle as she walked to a supermarket near her home in Blackburn, Lancashire, on Sunday.

Those who have lost jobs, been placed on furlough or been given a new perspective on work may be considering a change in direction.

The new world is in the process of being formed 520 light years away from Earth.

Chief executive Steve Rowe said the ‘aftershocks of this will endure for the coming year and beyond’.

It said it expects the job losses from its global workforce of 52,000 as part of a ‘major reorganisation’ of the business to adapt to lower demand.

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of the Consumer Price Index fell to 0.8%, down from 1.5% in March.

Support Dogs in Sheffield trains dogs to help people with a wide range of needs, including epilepsy, autism and physical disabilities.

The party’s conference in September was due to take place in Brighton.

The latest recognition for fundraiser Captain Tom Moore and machinations over schools reopening lead Wednesday’s papers.