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From record house prices to 200m fewer hours spent at work: Britain’s pandemic economy explained in chartsThe UK economy fell by close to 20% between April and June – a recordIt is now 21.8% smaller than it was at the end of last year before the pandemic From a boom in online shopping to a massive fall in the number of people working – how else has the coronavirus pandemic affected the economy?  By George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 05:18 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 08:09 EDT, 5 October 2020

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Woodford’s AI health darling Sensyne ‘makes significant progress’ as it provides software for coronavirus drug trialBy Ian Lyall At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:42 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 07:42 EDT, 5 October 2020

Hopes for bumper September car sales are dashed: New registrations slide to the lowest level for plate-change month on recordRegistrations in September fell 4.4% annually with 328,041 new cars soldThe weakest performance since dual number plate system launched in 1999The industry had pinned hopes on strong September sales performance that would suggest it could bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic Trade body bosses said the figures show the sector is ‘not in recovery’By Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:33 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 07:42 EDT, 5 October 2020

I’m being charged £70 to end my contract with Virgin Media but it doesn’t supply the area I’m moving to: Why should I pay?Customers who move can be charged an early termination fee This is still happening even if the customers new home isn’t supplied by Virgin The charges sometimes range into hundreds of pounds  By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 05:19 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 05:22 EDT, 5 October 2020

RUTH SUNDERLAND: When people lack confidence, they pile money into savings accounts, even at negative rates – the only solution is to restore calmConsumer spending has recovered, even though consumer confidence is lowBritons are saving at extraordinarily high levels, even though they are losing money in real terms as a resultBy Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 16:51 EDT, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 02:54 EDT, 5 October 2020

Great House Giveaway! New TV show sees two strangers renovate a home to try and sell for profit – can they make money from an auction wreck?The Great House Giveaway starts today at 4pm on Channel 4 The show aims to help those struggling to get onto the property ladder It is presented by former Brookside actor Simon O’BrienBy Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 02:43 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 02:43 EDT, 5 October 2020

My final salary pension is being moved to an insurer – can I now invest my pot in a drawdown scheme? Steve Webb repliesBy Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 02:42 EDT, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 02:42 EDT, 5 October 2020

Canadian predator targeting G4S putting outsourcer’s pension deficit at heart of its fight to seize controlGardaWorld has made a formal £3billion hostile takeover bidA source close to the bid said GardaWorld will ‘throw light on the awful performance of G4SBy Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 16:51 EDT, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 17:06 EDT, 4 October 2020

Sports chain Decathlon is booming thanks to lockdown resurgence in hiking, cycling and campingBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:51 EDT, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 17:06 EDT, 4 October 2020

Research finds three in four employers will let their staff work from home more after coronavirus has goneBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:51 EDT, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 17:06 EDT, 4 October 2020