Homeware chain Ikea is set to reopen 19 stores across England and Northern Ireland with social distancing measures in place. Families will be banned when… Read More »Ikea to reopen 19 stores with social distancing measures in place
The owner of Shearings, the coach holidays provider, has crashed into administration, resulting in the immediate loss of 2,500 jobs and thousands of customers’ holidays… Read More »Coronavirus: Shearings collapses with loss of 2,500 jobs
Manchester United fell into the red in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic cost the club an estimated £23m in… Read More »Man Utd in the red after £23m coronavirus hit
Andrew Bailey, the new Bank of England governor, grabbed the headlines by telling MPs this week the UK may yet face negative interest rates. He… Read More »Why coronavirus cash calls have created a stink in the City
It has been commonplace for a while now, in countries like Germany and Switzerland, but today the UK was able to join the enviable ranks… Read More »Britain’s borrowing costs turn negative – with huge implications for govt policy
One of Britain’s most prominent property investors is canvassing support for a plan to halt the budget hotel operator Travelodge’s efforts to abandon £150m of… Read More »Coronavirus: Travelodge landlord Leslau fights back in rent row
The economic consequences of coronavirus are gathering in the wake of the health emergency. The outbreak has already upended millions of lives and left many… Read More »‘It’s like your lost’: lives shattered by the coronavirus jobs crisis
An October bank holiday could help Britain’s tourism industry to recover as it is set to lose billions of pounds due to coronavirus, a select… Read More »Extra UK bank holiday for October could be considered
The UK’s biggest high street lender is facing an investor revolt this week over its boardroom pay policy, despite cutting the maximum windfall available to… Read More »Lloyds faces pay backlash despite slashing CEO’s package
A government scheme to support self-employed workers during the pandemic has received more than two million claims, totalling £6bn, the chancellor Rishi Sunak has told… Read More »Self-employed support scheme receives 2m claims