US PILOT KILLED IN JET CRASH Builders bummer
2.5K WORKERS LOSE SUPPLIES FIRM JOBS
SOME 2,500 workers are set to lose their jobs at builders’ merchant Travis Perkins.
The company, which also owns Toolstation and Wickes, said it expected a recession to hit the trade for at least two years.
Bosses plan to close 165 stores, mainly smaller Travis Perkins sites.
Chief Nick Roberts said: “Whilst we have experienced improving trends more recently, we do not expect a return to pre-covid trading conditions for some time.
“Consequently, we have had 48th Fighter Wing, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle has been located and confirmed deceased.” Lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter went to the scene.
Colonel Marshall added: “The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.
“We’re extremely grateful for the timely response of our UK to counterparts.” The 48th Fighter Wing, also known as Liberty Wing, added: “At the time of the accident the aircraft was on a routine training mission with one pilot on board.”
The F-15C jet has been used by the US Air Force since 1979. A senior RAF source said the jet has an “exceptional flight safety record”. take the very difficult decision to begin to spark a recession predicted consultations on the closure of to be the harshest in living memory. selected branches and to reduce our Travis Perkins sales were down workforce to ensure we can protect 40% in May on the same month a the group as a whole. year ago, but Wickes and Toolstation
“This is in no way a reflection on saw strong sales as households those employees impacted and we turned to DIY in lockdown.
● will do everything we can to support JAGUAR Land Rover is set to cut them during this process.” up to 1,100 agency jobs. The
It comes after a week in which UK carmaker reported a £501million companies announced redundancies loss in the final quarter of its financial in excess of 60,000, including year as it lost nearly a third of its cuts from Centrica and BP. sales over the three months.
The coronavirus pandemic is expected