Bank notes pose ‘low risk’ of spreading Covid-19

Bank of England reveals results of research into how long the virus lasts on cash

PureGym weighs up legal action over Liverpool lockdown

Boss of UK’s largest chain joins others in industry urging politicians to reconsider forced closure

Mulan: why it was a missed opportunity to create a strong Asian woman on screen

In casting waif-like Liu Yifei in its live-action remake, Disney squandered its chance to show a Chinese audience that girls can be both beautiful and tough

Bundle up: Britons urged to embrace an alfresco Covid winter

Rugs, patio heaters and fire pits fly off the shelves as the nation gears up to socialise through the colder months

Turn up the heat and get a work box: nine ways to improve your home working routine

Need inspiration? Follow these tips on working from home for the long haul

If getting back to normal means mindless shopping, forget it

The cycle of consumption has been transformed by the pandemic and we have seen through the miserable con of ‘retail therapy’, writes Suzanne Moore

Frustrated companies fume at Boris Johnson’s England lockdown U-turn

Coronavirus: beauty salons and casinos among businesses hit by last-minute change

‘My parents helped me pack lube’: from sex toys to bidets, the lockdown businesses that boomed

While some firms have been devastated as Covid-19 grips the planet, others have seen their sales go off the chart. How have they coped?

The pelvic mesh scandal makes it clear: doctors must declare any funding

We need a public register to show which doctors are in the pay of industry – or more patients will suffer, says author and broadcaster Margaret McCartney

Tobacco firm funded attack on council quit-smoking services

Exclusive: PR company failed to tell local newspapers it was working for British American Tobacco