English providers warn of funding shortfall as pandemic adds pressure to sector

Airline’s shareholders support plan to gain state-backed loan guarantees in move to avoid bankruptcy

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The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent contractors it was designed to help. With a fresh round of funding on offer from Washington, we hear from several business owners trying to get their share, as well as the FT’s Laura Noonan who has been reporting on the programme since it launched. 

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Investment group that owns US malls pledges to help groups weather coronavirus crisis

Hundreds will lose jobs in £1.2bn turnround plan even as Jingye says 3,000 will be saved

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences

Taxpayers ought to receive a share of the upside after big business recovers

We do not need another big lending programme; equity investments would get us out of the credit-versus-loans debate

Chinese group writes to French government as it seeks to reassure over the future of Hayange plant

The pop star and animal rights advocate introduced her adorable Shepard mix Bo as she shed light on how the pandemic is affecting our furry friends

The soap star is far from the tough guy he portrays on screen, and has revealed his heart warming passion for caring for chickens rescued from battery farms

Eddie Jones's side looked on course for a comfortable win as they raced into a 31-0 lead, only for Finn Russell to inspire the visitors to an incredible second-half comeback. Relive the action here.

The Game Of Thrones star, 23, adopted her own pet pooch, Sonny, from the shelter in 2016 and decided to help out after discovering online they were facing difficulties.

WILL KELLEHER: Ken Owens might have avoided a suspension thanks to his wife, joked Warren Gatland. The Wales hooker was yellow-carded for a tip-tackle of Fiji No 8 Viliame Mata.

The 'stupid' quartet became trapped near the 4,413ft-high summit after scaling Ben Nevis during freezing 80mph winds. They were rescued by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team.

EXCLUSIVE: The future of Bolton Wanderers is close to being secured - thanks to a £2m loan from the Professional Footballers' Association. The club have been in administration since May 13.

Terrified residents, families and staff of the Queens Adult Care Center have watched helplessly as COVID-19 runs rampant. They say management lied about the extent of its spread.

Hair can suffer at this time of the year, with sun and sea leaving it dry and unmanageable. But there are plenty of products designed to restore hair health in a matter of minutes.

Radamel Falcao rescued struggling Monaco with two second-half goals in a 2-2 draw at Rennes in the French league on Wednesday.

The whale performed a breathtaking display of breaches after being freed from certain death off the coast of California. It was all caught on camera.

With Serie A returning after the first international break of the season, plenty of football fans will be turning their attention to a compelling round of fixtures in Italy. 

Jorginho made up for an uncharacteristic error leading to Poland taking a deserved first-half lead by scoring a 78th-minute penalty to ensure Roberto Mancini avoided defeat in his first competitive game.

Abu Fathiyyaturahma Menk Abdun Mujtahid, 30, noticed the kitten clutching to the concrete barriers in Sabah, Malaysia, last Saturday morning.

This is the heartwarming moment five elephants were rescued from an abandoned goldmine in Malaysia. Video shows wildlife officers digging a ramp to help free the elephants.

Dramatic video showed the girls, aged 11 and 12, being pulled to safety after they were washed off the Casuarina Boat Ramp in Bunbury, south of Perth, and taken out to sea by a rip.

Michael Turner, 70, set sail from the west coast of Phuket on Friday and intended to sail round the coast to Chalong Pier on the south east of the island.

Crowdfunders set up to save London's best-loved pubs have raised thousands of pounds. Two of Soho's oldest establishments, The French House and Trisha's are asking for donations.

The fashion designer, 45, shared her gingerbread house fail on Instagram on Saturday, with son Cruz, 14, coming to her rescue.

Blackie was exploring his vast rural backyard in Emerald, south-east of Melbourne when he became stuck deep in the wombat hole.

The group were connected by a rope and walking through bushland in Jamieson, 200km northeast of Melbourne near Victoria's Great Dividing Range on Sunday.

Joanne Lowen, 60, from Kent. said her rescue dog Menios, a Hellenic Hound, detected her cancer by repeatedly sniffing her arms, despite her most recent mammogram coming back clear.

The second-hottest day in UK history is causing chaos for commuters up and down the country as they face being stranded on sweltering services while they struggle to get home from work. 

Andrey Postnikov recorded the dramatic encounter alongside the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The man was eventually pulled from the water and taken to Mariinsky Hospital.

Russian animal rescuers were given special permission to break lockdown and drive 1,600 miles from Tver to save three bear cubs in Kirov, Russia. The cubs were abandoned for two days.

A source confirmed to DailyMail.com that the Hollywood star, 45, was on board a boat off the island of St. Barts that located the man after he'd spent 11 hours treading water and pulled him to safety.

An Australian student was freed from the clutches of North Korea after a colourful Swedish politician urged the hermit kingdom to let him go.

Three fishermen offered a life ring to a digger driver who was stuck on a flooded barge in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. He wades through the sea minutes before the dredger breaks in half.

The conspiracy theorist was walking around near the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Tuesday with a bullhorn when two members of the 'Communist Party' allegedly attacked him.

It's the season of giving, and this 'self-made' billionaire is helping those in need. Kylie Jenner posted on her Youtube Channel on Saturday afternoon announcing that she and momager Kris.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has added the little poodle puppy, who she has called Bridgette, to her family after Chrissy Teigen and John Legend rescued one of her siblings.

With Neymar watching from afar, it was Philippe Coutinho who came through for Brazil in the Copa America opener. Coutinho scored twice as Brazil overcame half-time jeers at the Morumbi.

Donald Trump is now asking for $850 billion or more from Congress in phase three of an economic stimulus package to combat the unstable economy during the coronavirus outbreak.

The 48-year-old Leftovers star, who was once married to Jennifer Aniston, proved he's a doting dog, as he served her some decadent treats, including soup, bread and three types of butter.

A team of five British mountaineers got into difficulty when one of the group slipped on a glacier while scaling Koyo Zom in Pakistan. They fell around 98 feet and had to be rescued from the slope.

The 55-year-old Golden Globe winner and husband Harrison Ford will celebrate a decade of marriage in June

A puppy (pictured) orphaned by the destruction of the Syrian compound which housed abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been rescued after being found next to its dead mother.

An Australian father has issued a desperate plea to the Government to rescue his ISIS bride daughter and her children from Syria. 

EXCLUSIVE: The fires of the Amazon rainforest continue to wage, as do opposing politicians. But experts and green activists are calling for more to be done to tackle the ongoing issues.

RUTH SUNDERLAND: It hasn't helped that the first to hold out the begging bowl is Virgin, which is part-owned by US giant Delta and partly by billionaire Sir Richard Branson.

The two-year-old girl became trapped in the own-brand Cuggl stairgate in Bristol yesterday when her mother was on her way to take back the recalled product.