A pier fire is really NOT what they needed... how Blackpool is battling to bounce back from lockdown

UK Government schemes to support businesses recovering from coronavirus have paid out £2 billion to around 65,000 firms in Scotland. The Bounce Back Loan scheme, which was introduced in May, offers between £2,000 and 25 per cent of the turnover of small and medium businesses - up to a maximum of £50,000.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAdvertising spending is due to decline 9.1% in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to a new forecast by media agency Zenith.That would be a slightly less severe downturn than the 9.5% drop experienced during the 2009 global recession, the company noted.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Stylists Martine Carroll and Jody Ciplinski spent months building up to a grand launch in February - only to be flattened by Covid-19 three days later.The lockdown meant their dreams were shattered and they feared their Kroma Glasgow enterprise might never get up and running.But the lockdown relaxation saw the Glaswegian entrepreneurs open with four staff members who would otherwise be unemployed after a nearby salon was

Two men have been arrested over an alleged scam to claim “bounce back loans” from the government’s scheme to help small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.The main suspect, who is in his late 40s, is believed to have recruited people to set up fake companies and bank accounts.Detectives have got orders to freeze 10 bank accounts containing a total of £553,305 after finding application forms for bounce back loans.The alleged fraud was uncovered following a routine drug search on a

Safaree just told his fans that he’s bouncing back and he’ll be a ‘goat.’ He has some new music out and it seems that it’s getting more and more popular and successful, so Safaree could not be prouder. Check out the recent post that he shared on his social media account below.

Cynthia Bailey shared a post on her social media account in which she is showing fans the best way to bounce back following the quarantine. Check out her post below.

Just when we thought it was over, they pull us back in!

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced a new discount scheme to encourage people to revisit restaurants, cafes and pubs.The 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme, a UK first, will see participating businesses offering a 50% discount to customers on dine-in meals.The discount can be used unlimited times throughout August, and businesses will then be able to claim the money back from the government.In today's 'mini budget' he also announced a reduction in VAT from 20% to 5% for food, accommodation and

coronavirus cases.

Backstreet Rookie is facing its share of controversies. The show began on the wrong foot, inviting numerous complaints.

Ruth Negga was raised in Limerick, Ireland before moving to London to study and then onward to Los Angeles. However, it wasn’t until London that the actress said she really experienced racism.