UK car production slumps by a quarter in January
The UK produced 27% fewer cars than a year ago, the worst January figure for over a decade....
Budget 2021: Support pubs by cutting beer duty, say Conservative MPs
Cheaper beer could support struggling pubs MPs argue, but alcohol awareness campaigners are opposed....
Budget 2021: ‘My £20 is a lifeline – don’t take it away’
A benefits top-up to help the poor survive lockdown is due to end – unless it is extended at the Budget....
Nightclubs eye June reopening but can they survive?
Clubs have been closed for almost a year but what will the clubbing experience be like when they reopen?...
Airbnb predicts ‘significant’ travel rebound
But the booking platform warns it is still too early to predict how many travellers will return in 2021....
Vauxhall: Talks over fate of Ellesmere Port plant ‘productive’
The owner of the Ellesmere Port factory, which employs about 1,000 workers, is in talks with the government....
Get used to fewer trains, says rail body
Around one in ten rail services should be cut while passenger numbers remain low, says Network Rail....
Asda says 3,000 jobs at risk in new business plan
The supermarket says it has begun consulting with workers over a major restructuring of its business....
Primark bets on last year’s fashion for April reopening
The High Street-only retailer says it has lost £1.1bn in sales due to the recent lockdown....
Serco: Test and trace firm’s boss defends scheme
The boss of outsourcer Serco says there are now as many people being tested per week as vaccinated....