Private rents in England hit record high during coronavirus lockdown
Median rent was highest in London – at £1,425 a month – according to ONS data
Coronavirus outbreak
‘The waste and excess is more visible’: how coronavirus is shaking up fashion
The industry has been taken apart at the seams. Is this the end of lavish shows and packed front rows?
Selfridges seeks to offer ‘joyful experience’ as stores reopen
Upmarket retailer to provide personal after-hours shopping trips and DJs for queueing customers
The five: robots helping to tackle coronavirus
Automatons have been chipping in with the effort to beat Covid, from disinfecting hospitals to delivering groceries
French dressing: how cooking became the new couture
Lockdown has seen the fashion world pivot from frocks to food, with models and designers sharing their favourite recipes online
Ai Weiwei creates 10,000 masks in aid of coronavirus charities
Humanitarian groups to receive artist’s eBay income from masks bearing sunflower seeds – or a middle finger