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Extending quarantine to a further six nations, including France, is "another devastating blow" to the travel industry already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been warned.

British tourists in countries that have been added to the travel quarantine - including France, Malta and the Netherlands - have been told "don't just turn up" in a bid to get back home.

Hundreds of jobs are expected to be cut at the sushi restaurant chain YO! as it becomes the latest casual dining chain to propose a financial restructuring to creditors amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Fines of up to £3,200 for repeatedly not wearing a mask have been announced by Boris Johnson alongside eased lockdown measures for bowling alleys, casinos, skating rinks and beauty salons.

The UK has secured early access to 90 million doses of two promising vaccine candidates.

Young adults who returned home to live with their parents during the COVID-19 lockdown have added on average £2,700 to household bills, according to a survey.

Nearly 300 employees have tested positive for coronavirus at a factory that makes sandwiches for M&S.

The developer of Fortnite has launched a lawsuit against Apple and Google after the tech firms dropped the game from their app stores.

Criminals are defrauding people into making fake investments using forged news stories promoting investment advice from celebrities, the public is being warned.

Food sales in UK pubs and restaurants rose by a third in the week following the launch of the government's Eat Out to Help Out subsidy scheme, research shows.