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Aldi and Asda issue 'no touch' warnings for products and trolleys to prevent spread of coronavirus

The supermarkets chains are asking shoppers to only touch what they plan to buy or use in 'no touch' policy aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus and protecting staff and customers.




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Household finances drastically hit by the coronavirus lockdown

The IHS Markit UK Household Finance Index, which measures households' perceptions of their financial wellbeing, plummeted to a reading of 34.9 in April from 42.5 in March.




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Calls for Royal Mail to cut fat-cat pay in response to coronavirus

Sir Vince Cable, who led the privatisation of Royal Mail in 2013, said a reduction to executive pay was the socially-responsible thing to do after bosses axed the dividend last month.




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Coronavirus: Why the oil price has gone negative

Unprecedented is a word that can often be badly used but it is appropriate when it comes to the current conditions in the oil market.




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Ocado accused of 'profiteering' from the coronavirus crisis

Online supermarket Ocado removed 11,087 promotions and hiked the base price of 918 products between March 4 and April 8. Founder and chief exec Tim Steiner's stake is worth some £480m




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Banks under pressure to ramp up their coronavirus rescue lending

While 38,186 firms have applied for a Government-backed loan through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme, just 16,624 have been approved by High Street banks.




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SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM-listed companies raise £500m to cope with coronavirus crisis

From the market low on 18 March to the start of the Easter weekend on 9 April, junior market-listed firms announced over £500million of funding.




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Burberry shuns coronavirus furlough scheme

The British fashion stalwart said a third of its workers would remain at home on full pay, without a penny being billed to the taxpayer, while bosses have taken a 20 per cent pay cut.




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McLaren receives £300m jump-start during coronavirus pandemic

McLaren, based at a plush factory in Surrey designed by renowned British architect Norman Foster, is also talking to third parties about further boosting its working capital.




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Big Short boss gets caught out by coronavirus crisis

Steve Eisman told investors last week that the Neuberger Berman Absolute Alpha Fund had dropped nearly 5 per cent in March as the Covid-19 crisis took hold.




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UK trailing Europe in coronavirus crisis loans

Less money has been lent under the Business Interruption Loan Scheme than in Switzerland and Germany because the application process is too complex, the TaxPayers' Alliance said.




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Lloyds Bank lags UK rivals on coronavirus loans

Though it is one of the largest lenders to small and medium-sized firms, it has only approved a tiny percentage of loans made under the Government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.




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MARKET REPORT: British pharma shines with coronavirus test

Novacyt has inked a deal with the Department of Health to provide it with 288,000 tests a week. And Omega Diagnostics has made fresh strides in the race to roll out antibody tests.




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Brokers prey on businesses desperate for coronavirus lending

Treasury officials and the City watchdog expressed concern after it emerged a company is charging £500 upfront, then a percentage of the value of the loan if the application is successful.




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Record dip in business confidence over coronavirus

Deloitte's survey of 104 finance chiefs found that 84 per cent were less optimistic about prospects, compared with 47 per cent three months ago - the survey's biggest drop in confidence on record.




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Coronavirus looks set to cost £85bn in lost dividends

More than 300 listed companies have cut or cancelled payouts as they battle to survive. It is now feared that total dividend payments will fall from £98.5 billion last year to just £47.2 billion this year.




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Gambling bosses refuse pay cuts over coronavirus

William Hill is benefiting to the tune of over £30m per month from the wage subsidy scheme and the business rates holiday, while Paddy Power is saving £400,000 per month in business rates.




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Hiscox to raise £400m as it fights firms over coronavirus payouts

The insurance giant said it would sell up to 58m shares, which at last night's price of 692.4p would be worth £400m, collecting the money so it could 'respond to future growth opportunities'.




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Filta shares up 80% as it produces coronavirus sanitisers

The anti-viral solution leaves a protective layer that bonds to the surface, creating a safer environment in shared spaces such as restaurants, bars and shops.




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Banks urged to keep approving state-backed coronavirus loans

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) has put pressure on banks to ramp up lending as the central bank predicted the economy would shrink by 30 per cent in the first half of the year.




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What car making in a coronavirus era looks like for Aston Martin

From temperature tests on arrival to face masks and two-metre distancing, this is the first glimpse of how manufacturing in Britain could look in the wake of the lockdown.




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Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta warns that coronavirus could mean Serie A season fails to finish

CEO Giuseppe Marotta has expressed his fears after Inter's match at Juventus, which was to have been played later on Sunday, was one of five which were postponed by Serie A on Saturday.




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Serie A president claims Inter Milan refused to play Juventus in front of fans over coronavirus

Serie A supremo Dal Pino has revealed that the Nerazzurri were offered the chance to switch their clash with Juve to Monday and face the reigning champions without playing behind closed doors.




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Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal could be forced into coronavirus quarantine if they play for Chile

Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal could be quarantined due to coronavirus if they travel to South America for the World Cup qualifiers later this month. 




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Coronavirus UK: Is David Hockney right about effect of smoking?

It's the first time since I foolishly took up smoking during my gap year in France almost 50 years ago that I've heard anyone suggest my addiction might actually be doing me good, writes TOM UTLEY.




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Boris Johnson admits there is a case for not shaking hands during the coronavirus outbreak

The Prime Minister has been robust during the disease's spread, saying his favourite greeting was OK as long as people were fastidious about cleansing their digits afterwards.




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Anthony Joshua's fight with Pulev WON'T be behind closed doors, says Hearn amid coronavirus crisis

There have been growing concerns that the coronavirus crisis could impact Joshua's first fight on home soil since 2018 but Hearn has insisted the fight cannot happen behind closed doors.




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Coronavirus Derek Chisora plans to quarantine training partners

David Haye has revealed that Derek Chisora's sparring partners will all be 'quarantined' inside one flat to help ensure his clash with Oleksandr Usyk does not succumb to coronavirus.




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Eddie Hearn fears for boxers amid coronavirus crisis

Eddie Hearn admits coronavirus is probably the biggest obstacle of his family's rollercoaster promotional career - but the Matchroom chief insists it is his fighters who risk catastrophe.




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Coronavirus doubts over Anthony Joshua showdown with Kubrat Pulev

Sports promoter Barry Hearn has revealed this summer's Anthony Joshua heavyweight title defence could be cancelled due to coronavirus with most of sport blighted by the pandemic.




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Anthony Joshua's fight with Kubrat Pulev postponed by 'several months' due to coronavirus outbreak

Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight title fight with Kubrat Pulev is set to be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bulgarian challenger said on Thursday. 




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Coronavirus UK: Tyson Fury is still set to face Anthony Joshua in December: Frank Warren

Deontay Wilder triggered the rematch clause after being dethroned of his WBC heavyweight world champion title by Tyson Fury, but Frank Warren insists the priority is to fight Anthony Joshua.




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Coronavirus UK: Anthony Joshua is 'fit and healthy' after meeting Prince Charles who tested positive

The world heavyweight champion is following government guidelines around self-isolation but has shown no symptoms of the deadly disease, which threatens to derail his fight with Kubrat Pulev.




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Anthony Joshua shows support to NHS staff on the frontline in the coronavirus crisis

With the country currently in near-lockdown, the world heavyweight champion admitted he wanted to show his gratitude towards all workers helping those affected.




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Frank Warren says coronavirus outbreak means Tyson Fury won't fight Anthony Joshua until next year

The promoters were hopeful that the much-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' showdown would be held in December, but the health emergency has disrupted the sporting world's calendar.




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Coronavirus: Fears for the future of boxing as cancelled shows leave grassroots level in crisis

This week the British Boxing Board of Control pulled all fights until the end of April, with Anthony Joshua's June 20 clash with Kubrat Pulev also under threat of postponement.




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Eddie Hearn to reward NHS staff fighting coronavirus with 200 free tickets per boxing show

Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has vowed to reward NHS staff fighting the coronavirus pandemic with free tickets to all his major boxing shows over the next 12 months.




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Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev set to be pushed back to July 25 due to coronavirus crisis

Anthony Joshua's first defence of the world heavyweight titles he won back from Andy Ruiz Jr in December is set to be postponed by over a month due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronavirus UK: Anthony Joshua's world title fight with Kubrat Pulev POSTPONED

Anthony Joshua's world title fight with Kubrat Pulev that was scheduled for June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has been postponed.




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Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder - where does coronavirus leave heavyweight stars?

With boxing rightly taking a step out of the ropes, a magnitude of fighters have decisions to make about their impending or any possible bouts. Sportsmail takes a look at the options for the top heavyweights.




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Kubrat Pulev pledges to donate half his purse from Anthony Joshua fight in aid of coronavirus crisis

Kubrat Pulev will donate half of his expected £4million purse from his world heavyweight title fight against Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the coronavirus.




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British Boxing Board of Control rules out fights behind closed doors during coronavirus crisis

There will be no boxing behind closed doors in Britain before the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, along with all social distancing measures.




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Coronavirus: High proportion of young infected die from strokes

Chinese anaesthetist Dr Dong Tian, 29, died in March after suffering a stroke following a 35-day battle with COVID-19. US doctors have seen a seven-fold increase in stroke patients under 50.




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Coronavirus: Is UK standard for antibody tests TOO high?

A test made by Chinese manufacturer Wondfo was found by US researchers to be just 3.2 per cent less sensitive than the machine used to evaluate testing kits at the University of Oxford.




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Coronavirus: WHO chief berates world for not heeding warnings

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN agency had sounded the highest level of alarm over Covid-19 early on, but lamented that not all countries heeded its advice.




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Experts call for volunteers to take part in 'ground-breaking' coronavirus vaccine trial in Australia

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.




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Beijing bans residents from eating wild animals throughout the city due to coronavirus

The Chinese capital city passed a new law on Friday to impose severe punishment on people who hunt, trade and eat wild animals across the city in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.




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Chinese ambassador threatens to destroy Australia's economy over coronavirus probe

Ambassador Cheng Jingye said on Monday that Australia's push for an inquiry into the origins of the virus could result in Chinese citizens rejecting Australian products.




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Trump says the US will bill China a 'substantial' amount of money for coronavirus damage

President Donald Trump said Monday from the White House: 'Germany's looking at things, and we're looking at things, and we're talking about a lot more money than Germany's talking about'.




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1,500 students who returned to school show high body temperatures after coronavirus lockdown 

Authorities from the Chinese eastern province Zhejiang claimed Monday that none of the 1,500 students who showed high body temperatures was diagnosed with coronavirus.