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Customers sit outside a cafe in Haworth, West Yorkshire

National lockdown would be ‘devastating’ for hospitality, industry leaders warn

Waitrose

Waitrose and John Lewis to raise £5m to help struggling families

EasyJet will open Berlin's new airport on Saturday

EasyJet to open new Berlin airport with parallel landing

Loan defaults

Jump in people missing card and loan payments ahead of support cutbacks – Which?

Stock prices fall

London markets in the red as record Eurozone growth fails to woo traders

Piggy bank

Rise in over-55s withdrawing from pension pots linked to pandemic

People wearing face masks

FTSE 100 suffers worst week since mid-June as £72bn wiped off index

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak

‘Hundreds of thousands on furlough scheme’ weeks before support ends

Shoppers along Princes Street in Edinburgh

Debt and decrees down 42% in third quarter of 2020, Registry Trust finds

Legoland has announced it will open a multi-million pound new section where 'mythical creatures come to life' in spring 2021 (Legoland Windsor/PA)

Legoland unveils new Mythical Creatures area

Marriott's Sheraton Grand in London's Park Lane

Hotel firm Marriott fined £18.4m over customer data breach

The number of people going financially insolvent across England and Wales fell to a five-year low between July and September

Personal insolvencies fall to five-year low

M&S branch

Marks & Spencer to post loss after virus hits clothing and home sales

Euros

Eurozone growth soars by a record 12.7% but fears grow for winter

A NatWest sign

NatWest swings into profit after lower-than-expected impairments

Empty bar area

What does the end of the furlough scheme mean for jobs and workers?

Coronavirus – Tue Jun 9, 2020

Banks handed £66m by Government in interest on taxpayer-backed Covid loans

De La Rue

Bank of England extends polymer banknote contract to 2028