Coronavirus lockdown: Boots offers safe space for domestic abuse victims
People living with abuse will be able to use the pharmacy’s consultation rooms to contact helplines.
Debt warning over car finance payment holidays
Families say they have been trying for six weeks to secure a lockdown car finance payment holiday.
Coronavirus: ‘I’m being penalised because I took maternity leave’
Self-employed women say they are missing out on government support as they’ve recently taken leave.
A breakthrough approaches for solar power
Scientists are working on better solar cells that will turn more of the sun’s rays into electricity.
Apple boosted by streaming services despite lockdown
While iPhone sales fell due to the lockdown in China, sales of streaming services jumped.
Amazon investors told to ‘take a seat’ as demand jumps
Amazon’s sales surged 26%, but costs are also up due to spending on safety precautions and wages.
Coronavirus: Vaccine ‘could be ready by end of year’
AstraZeneca will make and distribute Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine if it proves effective.
Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown, says Durex boss
Increased anxiety and no chance of socialising mean there is less demand for condoms.
BA may not reopen at Gatwick once pandemic passes
The airline has told staff that it cannot rule out keeping the operation closed indefinitely.
Banks ‘can do more’ to compensate fraud victims
Victims’ vulnerability may be missed by banks’ tick-box procedures when a fraud is reported, a review finds.