Business and Finance

COVID-19 has proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Debenhams.

Thousands of non-essential shops, gyms, bars and restaurants are reopening as England's second lockdown ends and the new tiered system comes into force.

There is a "risk of serious disruption and delay" at Channel crossings delivering the majority of the UK's fresh food once the Brexit transition period expires at the end of the month, MPs have warned.

Shops are slashing their prices in the run-up to Christmas amid a crisis on Britain's high streets, a report has found.

Airbnb is aiming for a valuation of up to $34.8bn (£25.5bn) when it floats in New York next week after a swift recovery in its fortunes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Parts of the economy which have avoided the worst impact of the coronavirus crisis would be hit hardest by a no-deal Brexit, the head of the government's fiscal watchdog has warned.

Boris Johnson has said there is a "compelling case" for further coronavirus restrictions - as he promised pubs which do not serve food a one-off payment of £1,000 in December.

The global economy will shrink by considerably less than expected this year and its prospects in the coming years now look brighter than they have done for some time thanks to the development of promising new COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

A chain-store reaction has swept away two of the biggest names in retail and up to 25,000 jobs.

Boris Johnson's youngest sibling is joining forces with a former business partner of Tony Blair to launch the London-based operation of a global financial advisory firm.