➡️ Big drop in mask wearing on public transport ➡️ PM dismisses fears of tough winter ➡️ New staff 'to gain right to work from home' Here's our evening coronavirus update
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening. We'll have another update for you tomorrow morning.still wearing a mask at train stations
now it is no longer compulsory, Network Rail says. Before restrictions lifted on 19 July, that figure was 80%. Passengers still have to wear masks to get on board buses and Tubes in London - it is meant to be a condition of carriage, such as paying for a ticket. But some unions representing transport workers say there has been a reduction in mask-wearing on Transport for London services too.
this winter, amid surging energy prices and a cut to universal credit. Energy and food bills are rising due to a spike in global gas prices and many families face a £20-a-week benefit cut. The prime minister has rejected calls from Labour MPs - and some members of his own party - to scrap the cut to the universal credit top-up, which had been introduced to help people through the pandemic.
when they start working for a new employer, the BBC understands. At the moment, workers have to wait until they have been in their role for six months. A consultation is to be launched on the proposals this week.
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