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It comes after a Cabinet minister said those pushing for a second Scottish independence referendum were ‘frankly mad’.

Gheorghe Nica denies 39 counts of manslaughter.

Workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group has cut around 1,550 jobs, becoming the latest to feel the pinch from the Covid-19 crisis.It adds to more than 250,000 job losses or potential redundancies announced since the start of the pandemic.Here is a list of some of the high-profile British employers that have announced major cuts since the start of the lockdown.– Major potential job losses announced since March 23: Total: 250,185November 17 – Johnson Service Group – 1,550November 12 – WH Smith – 200November 9 – Reach – 150November 5 – Sainsbury’s – 3,500November 5 – Caterpillar – 700November 4 – John Lewis Partnership – 1,500November 4 – Lloyds – 1,070October 29 – Pizza Express – 1,300October 27 – Revolution Bars – 130October 16 – Pret a Manger – 400October 15 – Marston’s – 2,150October 14 – Gourmet Burger Kitchen – 362October 9 – Edinburgh Woollen Mill – 24,000 at riskOctober 8 – National Trust – 1,300October 8 – HSS Hire – 300October 7 – Manchester Airport Group – 892October 7 – Greene King – 800October 6 – Virgin Money – 400October 6 – Vp – 150October 5 – Cineworld – 5,500 (many cuts likely to be temporary)September 30 – TSB – 900September 30 – Shell – 9,000 worldwideSeptember 29 – Ferguson – 1,200September 22 – Wetherspoon – 400 to 450September 22 – Whitbread – 6,000September 18 – Investec – 210September 15 – Waitrose – 124September 14 – London City Airport – 239September 9 – Lloyds Bank – 865September 9 – Pizza Hut – 450September 4 – Virgin Atlantic – 1,150September 3 – Costa – 1,650August 27 – Pret a Manger – 2,800 (includes 1,000 announced on July 6)August 26 – Gatwick Airport – 600August 25 – Co-operative Bank – 350August 20 – Alexander Dennis – 650August 18 – Bombardier – 95August 18 – Marks & Spencer – 7,000August 14 – Yo! Sushi – 250August 14 – River Island – 350August 12 – NatWest – 550August 11 – InterContinental Hotels – 650 worldwideAugust 11 – Debenhams – 2,500August 7 – Evening Standard – 115August 6 – Travelex – 1,300August 6 – Wetherspoons – 110 to 130August 5 – M&Co – 380August 5 – Arsenal FC – 55August 5 – WH Smith – 1,500August 4 – Dixons Carphone – 800August 4 – Pizza Express – 1,100 at riskAugust 3 – Hays Travel – up to 878August 3 – DW Sports – 1,700 at riskJuly 31 – Byron – 651July 30 – Pendragon – 1,800July 29 – Waterstones – unknown number of head office rolesJuly 28 – Selfridges – 450July 27 – Oak Furnitureland – 163 at riskJuly 23 – Dyson – 600 in UK, 300 overseasJuly 22 – Mears – fewer than 200July 20 – Marks & Spencer – 950 at riskJuly 17 – Azzurri Group (owns Zizzi and Ask Italian) – up to 1,200July 16 – Genting – 1,642 at riskJuly 16 – Burberry – 150 in UK, 350 overseasJuly 15 – Banks Mining – 250 at riskJuly 15 – Buzz Bingo – 573 at riskJuly 14 – Vertu – 345July 14 – DFS – up to 200 at riskJuly 9 – General Electric – 369July 9 – Eurostar – unknown numberJuly 9 – Boots – 4,000July 9 – John Lewis – 1,300 at riskJuly 9 – Burger King – 1,600 at riskJuly 7 – Reach (owns Daily Mirror and Daily Express newspapers) – 550July 6 – Pret a Manger – 1,000 at riskJuly 2 – Casual Dining Group (owns Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge) – 1,909July 1 – SSP (owns Upper Crust) – 5,000 at riskJuly 1 – Arcadia (owns TopShop) – 500July 1 – Harrods – 700July 1 – Virgin Money – 300June 30 – Airbus – 1,700June 30 – TM Lewin – 600June 30 – Smiths Group – “some job losses”June 25 – Royal Mail – 2,000June 24 – Jet2 – 102June 24 – Swissport – 4,556June 24 – Crest Nicholson – 130June 23 – Shoe Zone – unknown number of jobs in head officeJune 19 – Aer Lingus – 500June 17 – HSBC – unknown number of jobs in UK, 35,000 worldwideJune 15 – Jaguar Land Rover – 1,100June 15 – Travis Perkins – 2,500June 12 – Le Pain Quotidien – 200June 11 – Heathrow – at least 500June 11 – Bombardier – 600June 11 – Johnson Matthey – 2,500June 11 – Centrica – 5,000June 10 – Quiz – 93June 10 – The Restaurant Group (owns Frankie and Benny’s) – 3,000June 10 – Monsoon Accessorise – 545June 10 – Everest Windows – 188June 8 – BP – 10,000 worldwideJune 8 – Mulberry – 375June 5 – Victoria’s Secret – 800 at riskJune 5 – Bentley – 1,000June 4 – Aston Martin – 500June 4 – Lookers – 1,500May 29 – Belfast International Airport – 45May 28 – Debenhams (in second announcement) – “hundreds” of jobsMay 28 – EasyJet – 4,500 worldwideMay 26 – McLaren – 1,200May 22 – Carluccio’s – 1,000May 21 – Clarks – 900May 20 – Rolls-Royce – 9,000May 20 – Bovis Homes – unknown numberMay 19 – Ovo Energy – 2,600May 19 – Antler – 164May 15 – JCB – 950 at riskMay 13 – Tui – 8,000 worldwideMay 12 – Carnival UK (owns P&O Cruises and Cunard) – 450May 11 – P&O Ferries – 1,100 worldwideMay 5 – Virgin Atlantic – 3,150May 1 – Ryanair – 3,000 worldwideApril 30 – Oasis Warehouse – 1,800April 29 – WPP – unknown numberApril 28 – British Airways – 12,000April 23 – Safran Seats – 400April 23 – Meggitt – 1,800 worldwideApril 21 – Cath Kidston – 900April 17 – Debenhams – 422March 31 – Laura Ashley – 268March 30 – BrightHouse – 2,400 at riskMarch 27 – Chiquito – 1,500 at risk.

The Disability Benefits Consortium is calling for an end to what it calls a ‘discriminatory two tier welfare state’.

The 43ft spruce will arrive in London on Saturday.

The Welsh first minister said comments by Boris Johnson had shown ‘old hostility to devolution’ from Westminster.

The new measures are the closest Scots have come to the lockdown introduced in March.

But a charity said that women ‘shouldn’t be worried about the occasional cup of coffee’.

The consumer group said it has received more than 1,700 complaints about the electronics retailer since January.

The review into the allegations was commissioned in March but have yet to be revealed.

The Prime Minister said ‘significant issues’ still need to be resolved with the EU and time is now ‘very short’.

Rhun ap Iorwerth said Wales could lose out on a ‘decent supply’ of Moderna’s coronavirus jab

Stark will have to wear a ‘cone of shame’ until he goes back to work.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon updated MSPs on Tuesday about changes to the country’s five-tier coronavirus system.

Some friends wore Ball’s trademark red braces as they paid their respects.

West Midlands Police stopped handing out the fines a week ago after new national guidance was issued.

Thousands of mines were laid during the conflict as Argentine forces occupied the islands.

The online message was posted the day after the Paris terror attacks in November 2015.

Plans are under way to eliminate paper prescribing in hospitals and introduce digital prescribing across the entire health service by 2024.

Boris Johnson took a lateral flow test as part of a pilot scheme after coming into contact with a Tory MP who has the virus.