BBC News – Business
June 27, 2011 by Gordon Patterson
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- Big rise in redundancies among young people
People aged 25 to 34 face the highest risk of redundancy as Covid pushes up the jobless rate to 5%. - Rolls-Royce facing £2bn cash reserve hit as flight numbers fall
The company is set to burn through more cash than expected this year as Covid hits the travel sector. - Co-op and Morrisons urge shoppers use cash as IT woes continue
Customers asked to use cash as IT woes hit card payments, resulting in long queues at stores. - Brexit parcel price shock: 'I had to pay £30 for a gift'
It's not just shoppers facing surprise costs when EU parcels arrive, but what is behind the charges? - Coronavirus: Seafarers stuck at sea ‘a humanitarian crisis’
Crew are asking to be designated 'key workers' so they can go home without risking public health.