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10:40, 1 APR 2020
A million small firms in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ could go bust within weeks
Coronavirus
The dire warning comes in new research from the Corporate Finance Network
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Fashion firm Laura Ashley to cut 268 jobs following administration
Retail & High Street
The job losses come a week after the firm announced it was closing 70 stores
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Banknote maker De La Rue warns of sizeable profit drop amid currency division struggles
Economy
The firm, which has plants in Essex, Tyneside, Hampshire and Somerset, also said it is progressing with its turnaround plan
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Supermarket sales smash Christmas as Covid-19 panic buying laid bare
Retail
Nine out of 10 households visited a supermarket between March 16 and March 19 - that's 42 million extra shopping trips
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British Airways to suspend flights in and out of Gatwick Airport
Transport
British Airways said the measures will be in place for a minimum of one month
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Carluccio's collapses into administration putting 2,000 jobs at risk
Leisure & Touism
The Italian restaurant chain, which has 71 restaurants around the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, has appointed business advisors at FRP
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ companies including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and McLaren to make thousands of ventilators for NHS
NHS
The Government has ordered 10,000 and production is expected to start this week
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Morrisons to give food banks £10m during coronavirus outbreak
Supermarkets
Purchase limits on items will be raised from three items to four items to make it easier for customers to donate items to food banks
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Go-Ahead Group and FirstGroup renew º£½ÇÊÓÆµ rail contracts with Department for Transport
Transport
The two firms are both running services to keep the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's key workers moving during the Covid-19 crisis
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EasyJet grounds entire fleet of planes and furloughs cabin crew for two months
easyJet
The airline said there could be "no certainty" over when flights would resume
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Keep calm and carry on - Minister defends 'stay-open' businesses
º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government
Zahawi: "We cannot allow those who hate the private sector to use this crisis as an excuse to pile unfair criticism on them"
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Aircraft deliveries dive to record low but order backlog worth £210bn sees industry remain 'positive'
Aerospace
Sector trade body ADS says a backlog of orders means there is around eight years' worth of work-in-hand
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Insolvency laws will change to help coronavirus-hit businesses as Government warns normal life might not resume for six months
Coronavirus
Business Secretary wants companies to “emerge intact the other side of the Covid-19 pandemicâ€
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Wren Kitchens axes hundreds of workers for 'underperforming'
Retail & High Street
Firm rated country's best employer comes under fire from staff sent home for good after COVID-19 outbreak
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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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Why we are reaching out to local businesses with #ThereWithYou initiative
Economy
Reach plc, the º£½ÇÊÓÆµâ€™s biggest commercial national and regional news media publisher today launched a new initiative aimed at supporting the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's local business community throughout the COVID-19 crisis
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Chiquitos restaurant chain to shut with around 1,500 job losses - and Carluccio's could go into administration
Food and Drink
Restaurant groups struggle with impact of coronavirus pandemic
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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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Intu warns of breaching debt commitments as rents dive over Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus
The company says it has only received 29 per cent of the rent it is due
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Housing market facing 'major challenge' as sales expected to plummet, Zoopla report finds
property news
Interest from new buyers has fallen dramatically
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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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Thousands of construction workers at risk of coronavirus, official data shows
Construction
Nearly 400,000 people work in construction, according to Government data
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Halfords planning to reopen stores but is changing way it operates
Halfords
The retailer is considered an 'essential' business by the Government
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Companies House offers three-month extension to businesses hit by coronavirus
Institute of Directors
The deal between the Government and the official register means anyone affected can remove the risk of facing an automatic fine for late filings.
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