At least 10,000 UK workers axed in two days as clock ticks down on Covid jobs scheme

Many thousands of further redundancies are expected

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At least 10,000 jobs have been slashed in the UK in just 48 hours as companies battle to stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis.

High-street retailers and the aviation sector are “bearing the brunt of the losses” as the economic impact of the pandemic continues to be felt, says The Times.

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