Jobs: Demand for workers picks up in early August
Recruiters say the number of new job ads suggests that a slow recovery could be underway.
US jobless claims below 1m for first time since March
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits falls to 963,000.
Beirut explosion: World leaders to hold aid summit
French President Emmanuel Macron has organised Sunday’s online talks to generate aid for Lebanon.
Coronavirus: How fishing trade transformed to survive lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the fishing industry to diversify to stay in business.
Tate boss defends plan to cut 200 jobs in art gallery shops and cafes
“Sadly at the moment the trading business is too big,” Maria Balshaw told Desert Island Discs.
Coronavirus: Redundancies rise fivefold as pandemic hits jobs
A Freedom of Information request shows a rapid rise in firms in June saying they were cutting staff.
Coronavirus: Millions for small business ‘sitting in council accounts’
Government grants for small firms have to be claimed by the end of August.
Eat out to help out: ‘We’ve had 15,000 bookings’
Restaurants are cautiously optimistic after the first week of the government’s discount scheme.
‘I won a holiday but it turned out to be a big scam’
Sammie Richardson was nearly duped by a fake competition on Instagram but there are more scams out there.
Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on US aluminium goods
The retaliatory move comes after Canada’s deputy prime minister promised a “dollar for dollar” fight