What is likely to happen to the UK economy this year and what can be done about it?
The recovery is slowing down and GDP is expected to remain well below pre-pandemic levels for the rest of the year – that will have...
Category : Business
Coronavirus lockdown: UK economy grew 6.6% in July as restrictions eased
Output remains 12 per cent below pre-pandemic level as recovery slows down...
Lloyd’s of London to pay out £5bn on coronavirus insurance claims
Insurance market faces costliest event ever – more than 9/11 terror attacks and the disastrous hurricane season of 2017...
Test and trace at risk of failure because four in 10 can’t pay bills if forced to self-isolate, TUC warns
Government accused of incompetence for failing to close ‘gaping hole’ in welfare safety net...
Amazon’s UK profits surge more than a third but tax bill rises just 3 per cent
Profits increased to £102m while revenues rose 29 per cent to £3bn...
EasyJet furious at latest quarantine change
Budget airline cutting flights due to ‘unpredictable travel and quarantine restrictions’...
Brexit: How much will food prices rise if UK does not agree a trade deal with the EU?
Thirty per cent of the UK’s food is imported from the bloc...
Primark sales rise as shoppers return to UK high streets after lockdown
Shoppers buying more per trip than this time last year, says fast fashion retailer’s owner Associated British Foods...
Housebuilders threatened with court action over leasehold scandal after watchdog finds ‘troubling evidence’ of misselling
‘It is unacceptable for housing developers to mislead or take advantage of homebuyers,’ says Competition and Markets Authority...
Eurostar will not stop at stations in Kent until 2022
The train operator says traffic has dropped by 90 per cent, with quarantine restrictions partly responsible...