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  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Starting a business in the midst of a pandemic

    The opportunities and risks of launching a venture

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    England hit with tough new regional Covid curbs

    Boris Johnson says new measures vital to prevent virus getting out of control in new year

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    UK business & economy
    London set to be spared toughest Covid curbs

    Officials say UK capital expected to be in tier two after lobbying of Number 10

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    UK regional policy
    Rishi Sunak launches £4bn fund to bridge regional inequality

    Levelling-up plan welcomed by northern Tory MPs but criticised by Labour for centralising decision-making

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Christmas ‘bubbles’ will allow 3 UK households to mix over holiday

    Four nations agree relaxation of coronavirus restrictions for 5-day period

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    AnalysisCoronavirus economic impact
    England’s new Covid regional restrictions explained

    Government aims to ‘manage the virus’ while enabling life to return closer to normal

  • Sunday, 22 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Liverpool rapid test trial aims to end need to self-isolate

    Strategy will be rolled out across NHS and care homes in December if successful

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak set to launch UK infrastructure bank to fund capital projects

    Lender’s remit will include helping to deliver on 2050 ‘net zero’ emissions target

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Renewable energy
    GE in talks to build wind turbines in UK’s north-east

    Some 3,000 jobs set to be created to supply giant offshore wind farm

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  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Welsh ‘firebreak’ restrictions reduce Covid infections

    Lower rate offers hope that England’s lockdown will have similar effect

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Will Covid-19 kill the high street? Your questions answered

    FT experts answer your questions as Christmas spending shifts online

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Boris Johnson tells northern MPs he will push on with ‘levelling up’

    UK prime minister promises red-wall Tories ‘biggest infrastructure spend for a generation’

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Brexit
    West Midlands’ Tory mayor warns over post-Brexit tariffs

    Andy Street says manufacturers in the region could face duties of up to 10% even if a deal is struck

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    Doubts over use of UK’s Nightingale hospitals for vaccine rollout

    Medical professionals argue GPs should lead distribution of vaccines when they are approved for use

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    UK coronavirus growth continues to slow, new studies show

    Weekly increase in cases falls to 5.8 per cent from 8.8 per cent

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    UK schools
    Wales cancels all end-of-year exams due to Covid

    Move increases pressure on England to change policy on going ahead with GCSEs and A/S and A-levels

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    UK government to pump up to £43bn into Covid testing

    Contracts to include supply of millions of fast turnround tests seen as vital in fight against virus

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Queues and enthusiasm mark first day of mass Covid testing in Liverpool

    Government hopes to replicate pilot across the country in hunt for alternative to lockdowns for controlling the virus

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Rishi Sunak to unveil new Covid economic support for whole UK

    Move follows criticism that reintroduction of furlough payments favours southern England

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Liverpool to be first UK city to hold trial of mass testing for Covid-19

    Small businesses find regional measures more economically damaging than full national lockdown

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    UK schools
    Downing Street rejects calls to shut schools during England’s lockdown

    Government rebuffs pleas from teaching unions as fears rise over level of coronavirus infections

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    AnalysisEnglish devolution
    England’s metro mayors find new platform during Covid crisis

    Manchester’s Andy Burnham and Tees Valley’s Ben Houchen have highlighted case for devolving powers

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    Wales
    Wales retailers call for clarity on non-essential goods

    Devolved government weighs whether to allow shops not to have to enforce the law

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    UK regional policy
    Boris Johnson pledges to move ministers out of London

    Officials say shift to remote working during Covid crisis has made it easier to relocate civil servants

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Rishi Sunak set to provide more help for hospitality businesses

    UK chancellor examines ways to assist companies under tier-2 restrictions

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