Facebook has been described as a "school yard bully" running a "bulldozer" over democracy after it blocked access to news media in Australia, rather than pay to run their content.

The private equity firm behind Bonhams, the auction house, has joined the bidding for the UK restructuring services division of KPMG, the big four auditor.

Almost two million people have not worked for at least six months, showing the scale of damage to the UK labour force caused by coronavirus.

Employers may be able to draw up contracts requiring new staff to get a coronavirus jab, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has suggested.

Next month's budget is a "fork in the road" for the UK and should be treated as an almost post-war moment to forge a "new partnership" between business and government, according to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.