‘I’m living on cards’: The firms waiting for emergency loans
BBC News has seen a string of complaints about leading banks from customers unable to get any money.
Coronavirus: Should furloughed workers offer their skills for free?
Furloughed workers are offering their skills for free, but some freelancers are taking issue with the trend.
Coronavirus: ‘Lockdown is opportunity of a lifetime for bike lanes’
Gil Penalosa of urban reform group 8 80 Cities says lockdown is the right time to make cities more bike-friendly.
US targets Huawei with tighter chip export rules
The action is its latest against the Chinese tech giant, which the US says is a national security threat.
Coronavirus: Self-employed grant claims top one million
More than one million people have applied for money from the government coronavirus help scheme.
Government backtracks on French quarantine exemption
Under the plans announced last weekend, people arriving from abroad must isolate themselves for two weeks.
Coronavirus: Royal Mail boss Rico Back in surprise exit
Rico Back leaves after less than two years in the role amid reports he ran the firm from Switzerland.
Coronavirus: Up to 950 JCB jobs at risk as ‘demand halves’
The staff roles are under threat at the firm’s 10 plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham.
Canary Wharf financial centre prepares for new way of working
The huge Canary Wharf complex draws up plans for tens of thousands of workers to return post-lockdown.
William Hill punters bet on table tennis in sports lull
William Hill says gamblers have switched to “alternative sports” during the coronavirus pandemic.
