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Coronavirus: 4,400 jobs at risk at two more popular UK high street places
In the last 24 hours, rent-to-own high street giant BrightHouse and Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's are said to be close to collapse.
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Self-employed face tax hike after £9bn bailout
Chancellor Rishi Sunak hinted that national insurance contributions by the self-employed could increase after the coronavirus crisis pases.
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Coronavirus: UK unemployment 'worst since 2015' as jobs boom stalls
A spike in benefit claims could mark the end of Britain's record jobs boom, buckling under the weight of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: NHS and supermarket staff can delay leave as holiday rules torn up
Officials said annual leave can be delayed by up to two years for all workers, in a bid to ease pressure on essential services.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces emergency support for self-employed
Sunak called the measures the 'next step in the economic fight against the coronavirus pandemic'.
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UK economic slump already 'worse than 2008', say business owners
A Bank of England's survey of 700 business leaders across the country found the entire economy has experiences 'a sudden, rapid decline'.
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Bank of England holds interest rate at 0.1% and warns of bleak outlook
The Bank of England held interest rates at a record low 0.1% on Thursday and said it would keep its asset buying programme at £645bn.
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UK government set to hand lifeline to 'one in three' self-employed workers
Self-employed workers hit hard by the coronavirus' economic toll are hoping for generous support for their incomes like the wage subsidy scheme for employees.
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Coronavirus wage support could cost UK £40bn, says Goldman Sachs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week announced a scheme to pay 80% of workers wages up to £2,500 per month for staff who were furloughed.
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Coronavirus: Positivity and laughter — what it's like to be part of the NHS supermarket shopping hour
Tesco allowed NHS workers to shop one hour before the general public — and gave them free flowers to show gratitude.
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Government takes over UK rail network 'to provide stability' during Covid-19 outbreak
The Department for Transport is suspending all rail franchises for an initial six months.
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Coronavirus: Primark closing all stores but will pay staff wages
“With the health and welfare of our employees and customers at the front of our minds we have made the decision to close our stores in the UK, until further notice."
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Coronavirus: Renault aims to avoid nationalisation
"Remember that in 2008-2009 we never got to that point.”
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Coronavirus could prompt 'worst recession in a century' in UK
Deutsche Bank thinks the UK economy could shrink by 5.5% this year due to Covid-19 and efforts to contain it.
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What to Watch: Next warns on 'significant downturn,' ECB package fails to calm markets
A daily overview of the top business, market, and economic stories to watch in the UK, Europe, and abroad.
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Coronavirus: UK government set to announce worker wage package rescue plan
One proposal under discussion is where the government has promised to cover 75% of salaries at private companies for three months, if they promise not to let staff go.
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Coronavirus: Prime minister Boris Johnson tells firms 'stand by workers'
The UK prime minister used his daily update to urge companies to support staff despite growing economic turmoil.
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'We're not done' says Bank of England boss after surprise rate cut
'Our duty to the country is to go on doing everything we can,' Andrew Bailey told journalists on Thursday.
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Bank of England cuts interest rate to record low 0.1%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee took the decision in an extraordinary meeting on Thursday.
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Global coronavirus spending overtakes financial crisis response
UBS said governments and central banks have committed 1.97% of global GDP to fighting Covid-19, more than the 1.66% spent during peak year of financial crisis.
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ECB debuts €750bn package to support Europe through coronavirus
The ECB said the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme would last until at least the end of 2020 and could be extended both in size and scale.
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Coronavirus panic pushes pound to worst day since Brexit referendum
The coronavirus pandemic has continued to dent the currency’s status as a safe-haven asset.
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What to Watch: Superdry dives on Covid-19 warning, supermarkets pop as most stocks fall
A daily overview of the top business, market, and economic stories to watch in the UK, Europe, and abroad.
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Coronavirus: Owner of Wagamama cuts costs and warns of Covid-19 impact
The group says the last two weeks has seen a material impact to its business.
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Coronavirus: UK releases 'unprecedented' financial measures worth 15% of GDP
The new financial stimulus measures come a day after UK prime minister Boris Johnson unveiled the new direction the nation is going in on tackling the coronavirus.
