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Environmental campaigners are calling on local authorities to divest from fossil fuel investment

Council pensions have £1.2bn invested in fossil fuel firms, say campaigners

Gender pay gap

Labour criticises six months’ reprieve for companies on gender pay gap reporting

Pubs are set to begin a phased reopening from 12 April

'Very small percentage' of pubs can reopen in PM's lockdown roadmap

A locked business (Ben Birchall/PA)

Unions warn of jobs uncertainty after Boris Johnson’s road map unveiled

Stock prices fall

FTSE closes lower despite rebound after PM’s ‘road map’

Fortnite logo

Epic Games ‘cannot continue UK action against Apple’

Coronavirus

‘Impossible’ to trade profitably outdoors in April warn pub bosses amid road map

Jay-Z

Moet Hennessy buys 50% stake in Jay-Z’s champagne brand

Emergency landing plane

UK bans Boeing 777 planes with same engines as Denver fire flight

Virgin Money sign

Free wine and cash among rewards offered for switching current accounts

John Lewis sign in Leicester

John Lewis to launch another round of store closures – reports

For Sale signs

House prices jump by £57,000 as buyers rush to save on stamp duty

British Airways

British Airways secures £2.45bn liquidity boost

A G4S van

G4S takeover auction ends as both suitors say latest offers are final

A branch of All Bar One

All Bar One owner reveals cash burn of £30m to £35m a month

A G4S van

G4S suitor says £3.7bn bid will not be increased due to governance issues

Sausages

Brexit red tape on GB sausage imports to NI ramped up

Insulation in homes

Homes in North West will be left behind in energy efficiency drive