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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Coronavirus: Self-employed grant claims top one million

More than one million people have applied for money from the government coronavirus help scheme.

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Government backtracks on French quarantine exemption

Under the plans announced last weekend, people arriving from abroad must isolate themselves for two weeks.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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William Hill punters bet on table tennis in sports lull

William Hill says gamblers have switched to “alternative sports” during the coronavirus pandemic.