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While many UK companies had to cease activities, most manufacturing businesses never stopped
Maintaining social distancing and running full services poses financial and practical problems
More than 30 councils say varied Covid-19 infection rates mean some regions are not ready
Thérèse Coffey criticises government scientists for decisions that fuelled high number of care home deaths
Data reinforce concerns that Covid-19 has exposed inequalities between ethnic groups
Bakery chain’s proposed trial of 20 shops thwarted by social media response
Funeral directors fear under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths in care homes leaves them vulnerable to infection
English companies with shared offices excluded from coronavirus rescue package
Support for five networks around England follows coronavirus rescue packages for bus and train sectors
New scheme flooded with 20,000 applications in first few hours after launch
Facilities were launched with a fanfare but medics complain they lack equipment for complex Covid-19 cases
London Underground and other locally run services were excluded from previous coronavirus aid packages
Local authorities expected to receive extra £1bn as spending on pandemic drains resources
Richest city has seen three times as many cases as any other region
Committee on Climate Change chief advises sector to curb calls for government incentives
Push on air quality could have outsize effect on income and heating for poorer families
IPPR report outlines scale of challenge of ‘levelling-up’ economic performance
Thai banks to sell 840-acre site to South Tees Development Corporation
Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle
Development corporation and Thai banks wrestle over SSI UK’s 870 acres
Government says NHS can contain virus after student and family member are taken to specialist unit
Fate of BondsHold steel castings plants hangs over 3 communities
China’s Jingye considers building a new metal recycling furnace
Bakery group raises profit forecast but warns that costs would likely rise this year
Trend lifts revenues at a time when UK spending cuts have hit finances
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