CA daily briefing: Friday 24 July

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here to give you the latest news and updates from ICAS and around the world.
The latest from ICAS
In his latest article, Philip McNeill considers the recent announcement of the extension of Making Tax Digital and provides details on how members can give their views on the issue.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Retail sales continue to bounce back in June (BBC News)
- City figures worried about prospect of Brexit without trade deal (City AM)
- Britain's COVID-19 lending schemes risk widening regional divides (Reuters)
- Sports Direct may be paying less than minimum wage, investigation shows (The Guardian)
- New financial crisis could come from developing countries (The Independent)
- Multinational tax under consideration hits record high (Accountancy Age)
- Gold nears $1,900 as veteran Mobius says keep buying (Bloomberg)
- MPs to check if the government's green plans are fit for purpose (The Guardian)
- Dyson plots 900 job losses (Sky News)
That's all for this week. Check back next week for your Monday briefing.