Nicola Sturgeon today announced pub and restaurant closures across the central belt will be extended until November 2. Via: Nicola Sturgeon EXTENDS Scotland's coronavirus circuit breaker
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: BoE deputy governor warns of labour market scarringRamsden: joblessness could rise faster than thoughtUK on course to borrow £1bn a dayIntro: UK borrowed £36.1bn last month – a September recordAnalyst: No problem financing Covid-19 deficitInflation rises as Eat Out to Help Read more
Czech Republic limits movement to essential trips only; Russia nears 25,000 Covid deaths; US death toll might be ‘underascertained’300,000 excess US deaths recorded as Cathay Pacific cuts 5,900 jobsSpain poised to become first European country with over 1m casesNew Zealand records 25 Covid cases amid arrival of foreign fishing crewsUK Read more
President angrily tweeted about ‘bias’ and CBS host Lesley StahlReport: Trump paid nearly $200,000 in taxes to ChinaFlorida accused of sowing confusion with voting changesVideo: how Trump failed OhioSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 3.01pm BST White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Read more
Council chief says government refused to allow cash to be used to top workers up to minimum wageCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLeaders in the Sheffield city region have attacked the government’s “tawdry” and divisive approach to imposing tough coronavirus restrictions, saying its £41m deal is far less Read more
The latest in our series of writers highlighting under-appreciated films is a recommendation of a captivating and prescient drama with a never-better Bette DavisShe is imperious and stylish, with a laugh like an open threat and an aversion to mansplaining. She is Bette Davis’s Regina Hubbard Giddens: the sharpest, funniest Read more
People are believed to have died after a suspected gas explosion caused a building to collapse in west London, the fire service has said. Via: Ealing explosion: Several feared dead in gas blast in London
<p>Government asks individual boroughs to break ranks and get cash individually</p> Via: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson bypasses Andy Burnham and tries to ‘pick off’ Great Manchester boroughs one by one
<p>The research revealed one-third expect to have a financial shortfall this festive period </p> Via: One in four Britons considering a ‘side hustle’ to make money, poll finds
<p>Partial reprieve following talks with government officials</p> Via: Coronavirus: Tier 3 status talks for northeast and Teeside paused in response to encouraging data