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Boris Johnson
15:12, 6 APR 2020
º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sees spike in companies going into liquidation
SMEs
Data gathered from public records site The Gazette shows a clear rise
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Dr Jenny Harries: 'The Welsh wizard of coronavirus communication'
Boris Johnson
John Underwood, executive director of communications consultancy Freshwater, profiles the Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Business confidence nosedives as coronavirus impacts on firms
South West
New report shows that companies were already hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak even before lockdown
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Rent payments plummet at Hammerson shopping centres
Retail & High Street
Tenants have paid just a third of their rents for past three months as coronavirus crisis bites
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JCB joins national call to action over ventilator shortage
West Midlands
Fifty staff who were affected by the extended factory shutdown will return to work to help with the manufacture
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Wren Kitchens redundancies spark outrage as award-winning employer slashes staff at shuttered showrooms
Retail
Humber giant already criticised for keeping manufacturing going having committed to US and domestic expansion
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Covid-19: Businesses demand clarity after 'mixed messages' over whether to stay open as staff complain about working
Employment
Employees at work places such as construction sites and warehouses say they are not 'essential workers' - so should they be operating?
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19
Twitter
The prime minister confirmed the news on Twitter
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak launches support for self-employed people hit by coronavirus crisis - updates and reaction
Coronavirus
5m people were left without support when economy went into lockdown
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Dyson planning to make 10,000 ventilators for Government in bid to help fight Covid-19
NHS
The company is planning to build them at its massive base in Wiltshire
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Thousands of Devon workers told it's business as usual despite crackdown on non-essential openings
South West
Warehouse workers, security guards and cleaners are among those who fear they might lose their jobs if they refuse to keep working
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Cineworld staff slam firm after losing jobs during coronavirus shutdown
Boris Johnson
Workers say they have been send home during pandemic with no idea when they will be paid
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Help for self-employed people hit by coronavirus lockdown 'will be launched within 24 hours', Boris Johnson says
Boris Johnson
Millions of workers have been left without income after Government announced measures to slow pandemic
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Factories seek 'urgent clarification' from Government on staying open
Coronavirus
The Prime Minister is yet to order a complete shutdown
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Thousands of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ retailers may have closed for good as coronavirus lockdown bites
Boris Johnson
The stark warning comes from the Centre for Retail Research
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Coronavirus: Fears as image reveals crowding inside Matalan warehouse
North West
Matalan has said there are various precautions in place at the Merseyside warehouse - but that the image is 'concerning'
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Covid-19 lockdown: North West businesses react to strict new measures
North West
On Monday evening, Mr Johnson put Britain into lockdown as the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic entered a new phase
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Huws Gray and Ridgeons builders' merchant sites to close in coronavirus battle
Coronavirus
The closures could impact construction projects and follows Boris Johnson's partial lockdown message
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Why Airbus is not closing sites during coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Aerospace giant responds after new curbs on life in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ to tackle the spread of coronavirus were announced
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Sports Direct shuts stores after backlash forces U-turn
Boris Johnson
Mike Ashley's sports equipment retailer had sent a message to staff saying that it was providing an essential service
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Sports Direct under fire for keeping stores open after Prime Minister's announcement
Boris Johnson
Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery questioned the decision, tweeting: "Who on earth does Mike Ashley think he is? He's prepared to endanger the life of his employees and the public at large."
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Britain in total lockdown as Boris Johnson announces people must stay at home to help country fight coronavirus
Coronavirus
People only allowed to leave home for essential shopping, exercise, medical needs and essential work as more venues closed
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McDonald's is closing all º£½ÇÊÓÆµ restaurants today in response to coronavirus social distancing concerns
Coronavirus
McDonalds will close its 1,300 restaurants in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and Ireland at 7pm today
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Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins and all other Arcadia stores shut due to virus
Coronavirus
Parent company Arcadia said stores had shut at 4pm today – and would remain shut until the crisis had passed
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