If the Bank’s central forecast is right, around a million people will find themselves out of work in the run up to Christmas.

Bank of England Governor says furlough scheme must end

On Thursday Lloyds reported a loss before tax of £602 million for the first six months of this year. 

Lloyds posts £602m loss amid economic outlook warning

In the months ahead, Barclays now expects that up to £3.7 billion of the loans it has made won’t be repaid - around £2.4 billion due to the economic impact of coronavirus.

Barclays expects £3.7 billion of its loans not to be paid back

There are blatant unfairnesses in some government support schemes and it’s easy to see why they stick in the throat of those who find themselves excluded.

Chancellor says he cannot do more to help those excluded from taxpayer support

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a recession that has badly damaged the public finances.

Government borrowing and UK's national debt explode due to lockdown 

The UK has been abruptly hit by a recession of extraordinary scale.

A wave of redundancies looks about to break

The biggest short-term danger to the recovery is surely the winding-up of the chancellor’s furlough scheme, which begins to tail off next month, writes ITV News Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills.

UK’s economic recovery is disappointing but there’s reasons for optimism 

Airbus, Arcadia, Upper Crust and Harrods are among the brands all planning to cut their workforce.

Airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers, retailers have decided their sales will not return to pre-crisis levels anytime soon, writes Joel Hills.

Around 10,000 UK jobs cut in just two days - but is there cause for hope?

Strip away the packaging, and Boris Johnson and has served up the same investment promises which were first set out in the March Budget.

Is Johnson's 'New Deal' the big deal it sounds? 

The Wellington Pub Company owns 800 pubs which it leases. It claims to be the “largest free of tie pub estate in the UK”.

Firm owned by billionaires demands pub landlords pay full rent for lockdown

In a memo to staff, Swissport’s chief executive, Jason Holt, said up to 4,556 of Swissport’s 8,500 UK employees will be laid off.

Airports warn of 20,000 job losses as Swissport downsizes

Igor Grechushkin, the owner of the cargo ship that brought the explosive materials to Beirut in 2014, was questioned by Cypriot police after a request by Interpol.

Owner of the ship that brought ammonium nitrate to Beirut questioned by police

There are fears a 'recipe for disaster', stirred up by the coronavirus crisis, could result in huge levels of violent crime.

Violent crime rising again as police commissioner warns of repeat of 2011 riots

When Robert Moore and I were asked to do a US election podcast, the question naturally turned to a name.

Will Trump defy the odds and win? 2016 called to say write him off at your peril

Will Trump Win? will be a blend of commentary, analysis and discussion between myself and the podcast maestro Dan Hewitt, with a number of splendid, informed and incisive American guests thrown in to the mix. And we need you too!

Why we need you to join us on the roller coaster ride ahead

Test and Trace may be improving, but will it improve enough in just over a month to ensure schools can open and a second wave is avoided? 

Second wave in December ‘likely’ unless Test and Trace improves

An ITV News investigation found dozens of videos of mostly teenage girls sharing how they limit their daily calorie intake, discussing weight loss pills, expressing delight at their thin limbs and sharing dark jokes about their mental illness.

'I was crying every night': Does TikTok fuel eating disorders?

Tina Turner musical in London's West End (ITV News)

The figures - from union Bectu - also reveal that, on top of this, there are tens of thousands of more freelance theatre workers with little or no work.

Joel Hills

Business and Economics Editor

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