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The company cautioned that there could be some permanent changes to the way people travel and that it could take a long time to regain lost ground.

Whitbread employs 1,300 staff in head office roles, and said some of the proposed job losses would be offset by the creation of 75 posts. Final numbers would be confirmed in September, it added.

The firm, which also owns Screwfix, said sales soared compared with the same period last year, as paint, wallpaper, plants and compost proved particularly popular.

The Megabus owner recorded a higher net loss of £46.5million in the year to May 2 after seeing its earnings fall by a quarter to £1.42billion.

Order can be placed for the £38,880 car – though with help of the Government’s Plug-in Car Grant that fee drops to £35,880.

The bank is upping the Lite fee from £1 a month to £2 and cutting cashback on internet, phone and television packages from 3% to 1% – many will be asking, is it still worth it?

The lottery-style savings product offers £100 prizes and an underlying rate of 1%, which now looks attractive given that rates have dropped elsewhere.

The soft drinks producer saw its year-on-year earnings fall 16.3 per cent in the three months to the end of June after pubs, bars and restaurants were forced to shut their premises to customers.

The US dollar gold price reached a nine-year high today and is currently hovering at around the $1,856 mark. The all-time record is $1,920.

Safety measures have been put in place to protect learners and examiners from Covid-19, with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishing a raft of new guidelines for candidates.