More than 25 major high street chains hold crunch talks with landlords to avert stores axe

More than 25 major high street chains hold crunch talks with landlords to avert stores axe By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 More than 25 major high street chains are in crunch talks with landlords over a massive rent bill … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Beware the credit crunch

Andrew Bailey’s first day as governor of the Bank of England saw a promise of ‘prompt action’ to deal with the financial fallout from the Covid-19 crisis.  His pledge is a fresh signal that all is not well with the global monetary plumbing. The American central bank, the Federal Reserve, has intervened twice since last … Read more

Sports chiefs summoned to Whitehall for crunch talks on coronavirus crisis

Will fans be banned from football? Sports chiefs summoned to Whitehall on Monday for crunch talks on emergency measures as coronavirus crisis worsens Sport’s governing bodies will visit the Sports Secretary Oliver Dowden’s offices  Mr Dowden may seek advice on the practicalities of staging events without fans  Upcoming Italy v England Six Nations rugby match … Read more

EU leaders ‘divided and distracted’ ahead of next month’s crunch trade talks, say British officials 

Brussels has lost its marbles! EU leaders ‘divided and distracted’ ahead of next month’s crunch trade talks, say British officials UK negotiators have been privately mocking delays and confusion in Brussels Divided over whether Britain should be forced to return Elgin Marbles to Greece Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator David Frost to demand Canada-style trade deal By … Read more