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Image copyright David Lloyd Clubs Image caption David Lloyd says its venues have been threatened with legal action by landlords Gym and leisure centre bosses say they face being evicted during the coronavirus crisis over non-payment of rent. Trade body UKActive said urgent action is needed to safeguard exercise venues as unscrupulous landlords use a […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a lot of guidance to the public about how to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. But as far as Aaron Squeo can tell, a lot of grocery shoppers haven’t gotten the memos.  Squeo works in the meat department of a Kroger supermarket in Michigan. He

Image copyright Reuters Pubs, like other public venues, look set to stay shut for the foreseeable future. But what’s going to happen to the contents of their cellars? Fifty million pints – give or take. That’s the amount of beer expected to go unused in barrels if pubs remain closed into the summer because of

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Low paid workers in countries like India could bear the brunt of economic decline South Asia faces its worst economic performance in 40 years because of the coronavirus, the World Bank has said. The effects will unravel decades of progress in the region’s battle against poverty. Economies such as

Image copyright Li Yan “Doctors and nurses are people who saved me from cancer and gave me strength in the darkest time. I need to return the favour,” says Li Yan, a food delivery rider based in Beijing. Mr Li was diagnosed with lymph cancer in 2003, when he was just 17 years old. He

Image copyright Junior Stewart Image caption Junior Stewart and his newborn son Nathan “I’ve applied for universal credit, I got a mortgage holiday, I am applying for a council tax deferral, but it won’t be enough,” says Junior Stewart, 45, from Luton. “The five of us are on the bare minimum, I don’t know how

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Post offices remain open across the UK Anyone who cannot leave home may be able to ask a trusted friend or volunteer to withdraw cash at any Post Office using a single-use voucher. The Post Office scheme is being extended and offered to all banks, building societies and credit

Image copyright TASS / Getty Images Image caption The deal represents the largest cut in oil production ever agreed Opec producers and allies have agreed a record oil deal that will slash global output by about 10% after a slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns. The deal, agreed on Sunday via video conference, is

Image copyright Getty Images Business Secretary Alok Sharma has admitted that “more money needs to go out faster” to businesses applying for emergency loans from the government. He said 4,200 loans, worth a total of £800m, had been given to firms seeking cash to survive the coronavirus crisis. However, that is just 1.4% of the

Never has so much been asked of America’s grocery store and meatpacking workers. They are working through a pandemic, getting sick and in some cases even dying so that others can put food on the table. Most of them are doing it for lower wages than other essential workers who continue to do their jobs