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Coronavirus: Fewer loans approved as firms rush to get lifeline

Fewer coronavirus loans were agreed in the week to Tuesday, leaving half of businesses still waiting.

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Coronavirus: Sainsbury’s boss warns queues set to stay in place

The supermarket says socially-distanced queues are likely to remain “for the foreseeable future”.

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Will thermal cameras help to end the lockdown?

Thermal cameras can spot people with a temperature. Will they help to end the lockdown?

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Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an ‘existential crisis’

“No-one wants to buy clothes to sit at home in,” as Next’s chief executive Simon Wolfson puts it.

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Coronavirus: How will airlines get flying again?

When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different.

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How Waterstones is selling books during the coronavirus lockdown

Waterstones CEO: How I keep selling books while my bookshops are shut down.

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Coronavirus: ‘My cafe’s going bust before it’s even opened’

A car factory worker turned cafe owner explains how coronavirus is affecting his business dream.

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Stressed firms look for better ways to source products

The way firms get their raw materials may change rapidly now Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains.

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Coronavirus: Should maternity and paternity leave be extended?

A petition calling for maternity leave to be extended due to coronavirus has attracted many signatures.

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‘He said it was the stupidest idea he had ever seen’

How Abigail Forsyth set up and grew the popular reusable cup business, KeepCup.