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Estate agents have reported strong lettings and sales demand since the housing market was effectively reopened last week. Just over a week ago the government eased restrictions on the sales and lettings market put into…

Ikea will reopen 19 stores from June 1 with a new series of safety measures to ensure social distancing. The homewares chain said social distancing wardens will patrol the store and the number of customers…

Marston’s and Carlsberg UK on Friday unveiled a new joint venture partnership to create a £780 million beer brewing giant. The tie-up brings together Marston’s beer arm with Carlsberg UK’s brewing business. They are respectively…

It is just over a week now until high streets are set to reopen. For the vast majority of retailers that had to bring down the shutters so suddenly on March 23, it cannot come…

Bringing our city to your living room It looks popping out for a quick pint is about to radically change, as JD Wetherspoons today announced its plans for reopening – which will see Tim Martin’s…

@ArmitageJim Who knows if Xi Jinping is bluffing about a renewed assault on Hong Kong’s liberties? The markets clearly fear not, despite the rhetoric coming in Beijing’s annual political jamboree when bread and circuses always…

Billionaire financier George Soros has warned that the European Union’s survival is under threat from coronavirus unless it can come up with the financial tools to help weak members such as Italy. Soros wants to…

The government has extended the mortgage payment holiday scheme for another three months up until the end of October. The scheme had been due to expire over the summer but the magnitude of the coronavirus…

Bringing our city to your living room It looks popping out for a quick pint is about to radically change, as JD Wetherspoons today announced its plans for reopening – which will see Tim Martin’s…