Families ‘struggling to pay for funerals’
A report suggests there is a widening gap in the cost of funerals in different parts of the UK....
Edinburgh Woollen Mill rescue deal to save 2,500 jobs
Investors agree to save the chain, along with Ponden Home and Bonmarché, which could save 2,500 jobs....
Royal Mail names areas hit by Covid postal delays
Deliveries may be delayed in 28 areas due to “resourcing issues”, the postal group says....
Warhammer sales surge for Games Workshop despite shop closures
Sales of Games Workshop’s fantasy game have jumped as people spend more on hobbies in lockdown....
Royal Mail lists areas hit by Covid postal delays
Deliveries may be delayed in 28 areas due to “resourcing issues”, the postal group says....
Retail sales in 2020 worst on record, says BRC trade body
A slump in demand for fashion and homeware during lockdown left many retailers struggling....
Covid-19: New test rule for UK arrivals from Friday
International travellers will have to take a Covid test up to 72 hours before departing....
Marks & Spencer snaps up Jaeger fashion brand
M&S is buying the brand out of administration, but not Jaeger’s scores of shops and concessions....
UK economy ‘to get worse before it gets better’
New Covid curbs are necessary but they will hit the economy, Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns....
Coronavirus: ‘Concern’ over Covid rule breakers in supermarkets
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says that rules must be adhered to when shopping for food....