Coronavirus

Calls for a hospitality-specific extension of the government’s furlough scheme have been renewed as it is estimated three million jobs in the UK could be lost due to the collapse of inbound tourism.

A Birmingham restaurant linked to at least five cases of Covid-19 has become the first in the city to receive a direction order, under new powers granted to the council last week.

It’s time to take your cleaning regime up a notch, with the latest hand sanitisers, steam cleaners and air purification machines. Lisa Jenkins reports.

While restrictions are being relaxed for most of the UK, localised closures for areas with rising cases seem to be a growing part of the government’s strategy. With financial support for the pandemic winding down, Emma Lake takes a look[...]