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A 30% rise in London's congestion charge and extension in its hours of operation from 7am to 10pm, seven days a week, have come into force today.

Boris Johnson is expected announce tomorrow a reduction in the two-metre social distancing rule.

The retail giant JD Sports Fashion is preparing to call in administrators at Go Outdoors, the chain it bought for more than £100m four years ago, in a further sign of the turmoil engulfing the high street during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soho House has secured a $100m (£81m) equity injection to shore up its finances after the coronavirus pandemic hampered spending across its global network of upmarket venues.

Apple is closing 11 stores in four US states due to a rise in coronavirus cases, just weeks after reopening them.

The former boss of Royal Mail is to step down as chair of easyJet's boardroom pay committee amid a frantic reshuffling of directorships at the low-cost airline.

The reopening of DIY stores last month helped fuel a partial bounce back in retail sales following all-time record falls in April caused by  the coronavirus lockdown.

One of China's biggest technology groups is in talks to buy a stake in Oxford Nanopore, the British gene sequencing group which is among the biotech companies developing more rapid tests for COVID-19.

The boss of a pub chain has said he will be reopening all of its venues on 4 July because delaying the move would put jobs at risk.

Tesco is steeling itself for an embarrassing defeat over its chief executive's £6.4m pay package when shareholders cast their votes at its annual meeting next week.