After two decades of growth in UK self-employment, a new study by the London School of Economics has found that one in five freelancers consider it likely that they'll leave self-employment as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Workers on furlough will now get 80% of their income paid by the government until the end of March 2021; support for the self-employed has also been increased.

New research has found that coronavirus lockdowns have boosted the nation's loyalty to small businesses, with 59% of Brits saying they now support local businesses more than previously.

The government has made the third instalment of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme more generous for November but business groups are warning that many freelancers are still falling through the cracks.

If bank branches continue to close at their current rate there will be none left by April 2032, according to a new study of the retail banking sector.

Prime minister, Boris Johnson, announces that England will go back into lockdown from 5 November.

A new survey of those working from home because of the pandemic has found that the standard of workplace manners is falling as meetings go online.

The latest FSB Small Business Index has found that times are tougher than ever for small firms after two difficult years.

Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new package of measures designed to "significantly increase the generosity and reach" of the coronavirus winter support schemes.

An investigation by Money Box for the BBC has discovered that thousands of people that are legally entitled to work in the UK have been unable to get a National Insurance number.