LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

Gym members

PureGym eyes legal challenge over Liverpool gym closures

Closing down sale

Pandemic sees biggest rise in unemployment for over a decade

A Brittany Ferries ship

Ferry firms awarded new post-Brexit freight contracts worth £77.6m

The EE logo

EE turns on 5G network in 12 new UK towns and cities

Remote working

More than 50,000 people have claimed tax relief for working from home

Cars on the M1 motorway

Coronavirus support measures for insurance customers extended until December 31

An All Bar One

All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers launches consultation on job cuts

A Jobcentre Plus

Unemployment surges to three-year high as job losses soar in pandemic

Energy pylons

SSE sells stake in energy-from-waste projects for £995m

An Aldi supermarket

Supermarket sales surge but minimal signs of panic-buying

French Connection store

French Connection sees sales plunge after lockdown impact

Customers queuing at a Post Office branch

Cash deposits at Post Office branches recover to pre-lockdown levels

High street shoppers

Retail sales jump as people start early Christmas shopping

Microsoft

Microsoft ‘rings alarm bell’ after almost half of firms report turnover slump

Coronavirus

Boris Johnson defends restrictions on hospitality sector

Stock prices fall

PM’s statement, commodity stocks and strong pound drag FTSE lower

Amanda Staveley

Barclays attacks Amanda Staveley during latest leg of High Court battle

P&O Cruises has taken delivery of the largest cruise ship built for the UK market (P&O Cruises/PA)

New ship Iona ‘a very positive signal’ for cruise industry