Business
Wetherspoon boss lashes out at ‘baffling’ Covid restrictions as company reports plunge in first-quarter sales
The benefits of the tougher restrictions since late September – including the curfew, table service and mandatory use of face masks when moving around pubs – are “questionable”, according to the outspoken pub chief.
Job market data reveals positive signs with “light at the end of the tunnel”
The re-introduction of the furlough scheme combined with positive news about a vaccine leads to a more optimistic view.
Is it still ‘David v Goliath?’ Independent bookshops join forces to rival Amazon
“Being an independent bookseller has for so many years been such a David v Goliath battle that it feels slightly disconcerting when someone at last hands you a bazooka instead of you peppering away with your slingshot.”
Banks scoop £65 million payday from 3 months of government-backed loans
Ed Miliband questioned why the government didn't get a better deal from the banks for its support.
Vigilante hate groups have ganged up to try and remove ‘scruffy’ hair braiders from upmarket seaside town
'The MP has even tried to take the issue to parliament and get us shut down. Every year we receive so much vitriol from a Padstow residents vigilante hate group.'
More than 80,000 British employers voluntarily return furlough cash to the government
The cash has boosted the country's coffers to the tune of £215 million.
Bank of England lends to Airlines,chemicals giants & oil field company
The full list, according to the Bank of England.
Airlines handed £1.8 billion in emergency coronavirus loans
The Bank of England has promised money to 53 businesses to help them through the coronavirus crisis.
Nissan warns Sunderland plant ‘unsustainable’ without EU trade deal
The 7,000 workers of the UK’s largest car manufacturing plant survived a cost-cutting decision last week, but there are other fears for the future.