Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme

Litigation battles, fear turns to lawsuits, and a data security flaw

Bank of England marks its 325th anniversary with exhibition of objects reflecting changing world of payments

Smart speakers don’t yet have the skills to

Whether renting a flat or applying for a loan, you will probably need the help of a homeowner

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians

The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year

The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence

Main non-China producer says it may need public funds to weather coronavirus downturn

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic

Pandemic puts more pressure on Masayoshi Son’s bet on beleaguered WeWork

Office group founder files lawsuit over largest investor’s decision to pull out of $3bn tender offer

Office providers warn chancellor that companies will go bankrupt without relief

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

Maduro regime rejects latest Washington plan despite fears of humanitarian catastrophe from Covid-19

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage

Officials’ barbs come at a precarious time for Latin American country

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Sérgio Moro was the face of nation’s long-running ‘Car Wash’ anti-corruption probe

Tareck El-Aissami has little experience — and a $10m US bounty on his head

Creditor group says restrictions on trading could be forcing bonds into ‘rogue’ hands

Foreign investors have learnt the hard way that short-termism can be a virtue, not a vice

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Tokyo’s Topix dropped 2.5% at the open, taking the benchmark index down more than 30% for the year. The move followed S&P 500 index's collapse of 12 per cent on Monday, marking the biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987.

More than 20m lose their jobs in April as lockdowns choke world’s largest economy

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market

The ESG spotlight has turned to how companies treat their employees, customers and suppliers

Despite 8% drop in assets, French fund manager reports stronger performance than listed rivals

Fitch says scale of support points to the systemic importance of $55tn asset management market

Efforts to improve diversity and inclusion must not be sidelined as companies rebuild

‘There is hardly a place on earth less suited to the age of social distancing’

As relations deteriorate over the coronavirus, Washington considers curbing supply chains and investment flows