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Lorries will require a government permit to enter Kent under plans to prevent chaos at cross-Channel sea ports at the end of the year.

Research carried out in April 2020 has revealed that 52% of Brits were happy to continue working from home for as long as is required.

Sandra Murphy, Founder and Managing Director of Lincolnshire-based Equidiet UK Ltd, has been announced as a 2020 finalist for this year’s Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards), after successfully growing her revolutionary equine nutrition business into a global brand.

The catering group behind the Upper Crust and Ritazza café brands has given warning that demand “may well remain subdued” this winter as it reported a £1.3 billion slump in second-half sales.

Following today’s release of Joules Q1 figures for 2020/21, Emily Salter, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, commented: ‘‘Joules has proved its resilience and the strength of its brand appeal as its retail revenue only fell by 5%, protected by strong sales growth online despite already high online penetration (57% in FY2019/20).

The JD Wetherspoon pub chain has warned employees working at its airport sites that up to 450 jobs could go.

Exporters to the EU face 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has warned.

A financial hub in a Methodist church and drop-and-go deposit points for small firms are among ideas being tested in cash-stricken communities.

Business groups have reacted with dismay to the prime minister’s call for people to work at home where they can.

The governor of the Bank of England has called for the government to “stop and rethink” the furlough scheme.

Ministers are in talks to extend a moratorium aimed at preventing a deluge of company insolvencies amid fears that renewed trading restrictions will tip thousands of businesses beyond the brink of collapse.

Boris Johnson will today impose a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants, ban ordering at the bar and encourage working from home as he tries to rally the country in a renewed fight against coronavirus.

The City has been told to intensify its preparations for Brexit amid concerns that the UK could fail to strike a trade deal with Europe.

Women worked fewer hours than men across the board but when they did work similar hours, their pay differed by just over £20,000 per year.

Downing Street has taken control of the upcoming review of gambling legislation, due to be launched within weeks, amid a growing appetite for sweeping reform of the industry from Boris Johnson and his closest advisers.