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AWE site

MoD renationalises UK nuclear warhead manufacturing in blow to Serco

Coronavirus support

Personal loan and credit card customers set to receive further support

A shopper in a face mask

Lockdown 2 sends shares in retailers, pubs and travel firms down

Beer taps

Beer left in pub cellars will have to be ‘tipped down drain’ in second lockdown

An Ocado delivery

Ocado raises profit target after ‘strong’ start to M&S deal

Coral shop

Coral owner warns on profit hit from second lockdown

A Primark store

Primark owner to take £375m sales hit from latest Covid closures

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson pulls out of CBI annual conference appearance

Andy Hunter

Independent bookshops join forces to rival Amazon

People wearing face masks walk past a advertisement on Market Street in Manchester

Dive in shopping footfall expected during Christmas period

People observe social distancing as they look out at the view of the skyline of the City financial district (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Second national lockdown a ‘real body blow’ for business, CBI chief says

Sadiq Khan

Mayor claims victory in ‘killing off’ Government proposals in £1.8bn TfL bailout

Tube train

Transport for London secures £1.8bn bailout

EasyJet plane

EasyJet boss fears rival airlines will use state aid to ‘grab market share’

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn will say the Government must prioritise young people post-pandemic

CBI chief to call for post-virus recovery plan to prioritise young people

Christmas shoppers

Sunak warned ending VAT-free shopping for tourists a ‘clear and present risk’

Coronavirus – Wed Sep 30, 2020

Firms urge Government to sort out test and trace system

Coronavirus – Mon Oct 19, 2020

Extension of furlough scheme in England could have happened earlier, critics say