Social businesses shut out of government support
Most ‘ethical’ banks don’t offer bounce back loans, forcing hundreds of community-run businesses to close....
Deliveroo: Run Eat Out to Help Out again, says takeaway giant
The takeaway firm and 300 restaurant groups say it would boost the sector when restrictions ease....
Neil Woodford says ‘sorry’ as he announces new investment fund
The star City fund manager who fell from grace says he is “sorry” for past mistakes....
Fine dining at home: ‘It means I’m looking forward to Valentine’s day’
The restaurants bringing their food to homes during lockdown...
Treasury scraps £95,000 cap on public sector pay-offs
Unions fought the move, saying it would have hit workers on salaries of £25,000 a year....
Brexit lorry chaos avoided as freight flows ‘back to normal’
Internal government data says lorries are moving again, but some were empty as trade dropped....
Post-Brexit trade: ‘If you don’t speak French, you’re stuffed’
Three traders, three sets of problems, weeks into the UK-EU deal company complaints continue rising....
‘I saved £5,000 by charging my electric car for free’
Drivers of electric vehicles are able to charge their batteries with free electricity, so how long might that last?...
Help to Buy deadline extended amid Covid delays
A deadline to buy a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended to the end of May....
UK economy saw record contraction in 2020
The size of the economy shrank by 9.9%, the largest annual fall on record, official figures show....