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High street

Delay to ending lockdown would hit UK economic recovery – business group

A British Airways plane

Airlines call for extension of furlough scheme

G7 Summit

PM ‘very aware’ UK needs to show leadership on renewable energy ahead of summits

Brexit Minister Lord Frost (right) meets European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic (left)

Brussels threatens trade war over Northern Ireland Protocol

Money

FTSE saved from heavy drop by faltering pound

Only one in three people have made financial plans for the possibility of needing long-term care, according to specialist lender Hodge

Many people unprepared for possibility of needing long-term care – survey

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele (Salvador Melendez/AP)

El Salvador becomes first country to make Bitcoin legal tender

The Guardian

Guardian chief quits following review plans into power structure

Brexit minister Lord Frost, flanked by Penny Mordaunt, sitting opposite Maros Sefcovic and Richard Szostak

EU-UK talks fail to break deadlock on Northern Ireland Brexit checks

Oxford Street Stores Stock

Retailer Gap set to axe 19 UK and Ireland stores

The departures area at Heathrow Terminal 5

Airports fear losing £2.6bn in 2021 due to ‘overly cautious’ travel rules

Steel crisis

Gupta-linked group fights receivership at firm behind major UK green project

Upper Crust store

Upper Crust owner extends losses as pandemic restrictions bite

A Condor aircraft in Frankfurt, Germany (Michael Probst/AP)

EU court rules against state aid for German airline Condor

Dominic Cummings

Decision to give Government contract to Cummings’ friends was unlawful – judge

Anita Frew

Rolls-Royce hires Anita Frew as first female chair

A Zara shop

Sales at Zara owner jump beyond pre-pandemic levels after online shopping surge

Andy Haldane

Pay rises needed to support ‘gangbusters’ UK growth, says Bank’s chief economist