Coronavirus: Charity donations tumble at lockdown funerals
Charities say support and research work will be hit as limited funeral attendance affects collections.
Lockdown price hikes for beans and cleaning spray
Spray cleaning products are nearly 5% more expensive than in March, while beans cost almost 3% more.
Pub chain ‘has no choice’ but to open on 4 July
The boss of Oakman Inns says that if pubs don’t reopen “they’ll continue to bleed cash”.
US jobless claims worse than expected despite reopening
More than 1.5 million Americans filed new applications for unemployment last week.
Coronavirus: Bank pumps £100bn into UK economy to aid recovery
Bank of England announces huge stimulus to aid recovery from the “unprecedented” coronavirus downturn.
What is quantitative easing and how will it affect you?
The Bank of England has unveiled new measures to stimulate the economy. How do they work?
Brewery and insurance hub ‘sorry’ for slave links
Greene King and Lloyd’s of London pledge to make donations to black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
Wirecard shares slump over missing €1.9bn
The German payments company says about a quarter of the money on its books might not exist.
Tesco sells Polish supermarket business
The deal comes as the UK supermarket giant continues to scale back its international operations.
Coronavirus: They’ve worked for years, but still miss out on furlough
What’s life like for people missing out on government payments during lockdown?