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Coronavirus: March retail sales ‘plummet’
Getty Images Retail sales declined at the worst rate on record last month as the government’s coronavirus lockdown measures took hold, a trade body says.…
More than 600,000 people told to isolate by NHS Covid-19 app
Cristina Criddle Technology reporter Getty Images More than 600,000 people using the NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales were sent self-isolation alerts in the…
Director sentenced over £200,000 fish fraud
A company director caught fraudulently obtaining more than £200,000 by producing fake labels so he could sell products abroad has been ordered to carry out…
Athlete Non Stanford to get MBE
Paul Pigott & Peter Shuttleworth BBC News Non Stanford Former world champion triathlete Non Stanford will receive an MBE Athlete Non Stanford has been recognised…
Truckers’ rest area improvements welcomed by MPs
Google Scunthorpe Truck Stop is among 39 roadside areas in England receiving funding from the Department for Transport’s scheme MPs have welcomed a government cash…
Covid, climate and cost of living
Daniel Davies BBC Wales political correspondent Thinkstock After years of austerity, the Welsh government’s budget for running services is growing. But Mark Drakeford and his…
Ryanair post first loss since 2014 amid fare cuts
Reuters Ryanair posted a net loss of €19.6m (£17.2m) for the last three months of the year, its first quarterly loss since March 2014. The…
Lorraine Kelly, tax law and how celebrities build public personas
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Shutterstock “Lorraine Kelly is one of the most ruthless people you’ll meet in the business,” joked Piers Morgan on Good Morning…
EU re-approves NI water protection plans
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Getty Images Just over a third of 450 rivers in Northern Ireland are classified as having a…
When this closes, your books disappear too
Dave Lee North America technology reporter Getty Images When you buy an eBook, you typically don’t actually end up owning the book at all There’s…