Lego sales surge after families stock up during lockdown
Lego sales surged in the first half of the year as parents scrambled to keep bored children entertained during lockdown. The Danish...
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Dutch weigh the cost of ‘light touch’ lockdown
Public trust in politics and institutions rose during the shutdown, and support for Rutte’s VVD party spiked in June, but now public acceptance is...
Disney posts first loss in two decades despite lockdown streaming boom
Disney has posted its first loss in almost two decades after the coronavirus crisis created a perfect storm for the...
One in five workers at risk from over-50s lockdown
"The consequences for the economy as a whole would be no less severe, since the over-50s now comprise almost a...
Why a second lockdown might push me into a breakdown
Money & Daddy is a weekly column about parental finances, published on Wednesday mornings. Got a topic or problem you...
‘Faulty Hotpoint washing machine set fire to my kitchen during lockdown’
Dear PL, What a hideous ordeal you have endured. Lockdown has been hard to bear even for those in more...
Unilever soars after dodging lockdown sales slide
Unilever shares soared after it said sales were almost flat in the first half of the year - far better...
Property sales plunged to lowest level recorded over lockdown
The June uptick was led by the English market, which saw a 53pc jump in transactions between since May. The...
Businesses that rely on physical contact are fighting to reopen after lockdown
She says a shift to working from home in lockdown has seen demand for services such as osteopathy surge, forcing...
Cheese prices swing wildly as lockdown upends supply
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on one corner of global trade: the wholesale price for cheddar on the Chicago...
