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A roulette wheel and gambling chips

Greater risk of unemployment and death for heavy gamblers, research says

Coronavirus – Thu Nov 5, 2020

Vaccine to give UK economy shot in the arm, says Bank boss

Tudor coin auction

Royal Mint to auction rare Tudor coin dating back 500 years

ATMs in London

Some savers ‘may be charged fees or receive 0% interest if rates turn negative’

Bank of England

Negative rates not imminent but lenders should be prepared, Bank of England says

British banks have been told they will get six months to prepare for negative rates

Bank of England tells banks to start preparing for negative interest rates

Deputy governor for prudential regulation Sam Woods

Get ready for negative interest rates, Bank of England tells lenders

Scottish money

Economists warn of ‘long-term scarring’ from pandemic

New cars

New car market declined by almost 40% in January

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson told to ‘stop the nonsense’ and allow genocide trade safeguards

Holidaymaker

Teletext Holidays investigated over missing refunds

Watches of Switzerland in New York

Online surge helps Watches of Switzerland shake off lockdown impact

A builder works on the roof of a new house

Barratt resumes dividends as half-year sales surge

House building

Lockdown and port issues push construction sector to first loss since June

A tub of Ben & Jerry's ice cream

Unilever in ‘good shape’ for 2021 despite sliding revenue and profit

A child collects packed lunch bags

Compass sales slide as free school meals hamper arm recovers after outcry

David Beckham

David Beckham-backed cannabis venture to list on London Stock Exchange

BT

BT revenues and earnings slip as virus weighs on trading