CA daily briefing: Monday 12 October

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here to give you the latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
Ann Buttery, Head of Ethics, ICAS Policy Leadership, explains the amendments to the ICAS Code of Ethics to highlight the importance of CAs respecting values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Hospitality sector in legal action over lockdowns (BBC News)
- Bank of England asks UK banks about readiness for negative rates (City AM)
- As globe gallops into vaccine trials, insurers remain unfazed (Reuters)
- UK risks losing its most robot-proof jobs to COVID crisis (Bloomberg)
- UK must compel Amazon to improve worker conditions, say unions (The Guardian)
- HSBC criticised for net-zero emissions plan that fails to commit to ending fossil fuel finance (The Independent)
- BA boss Alex Cruz steps down as industry faces 'worst crisis' (Sky News)
- Shoppers aid growth but slowdown ahead, says report (BBC News)
- EU leaders ‘to insist on tough enforcement powers’ for any Brexit deal (City AM)
- UK cinema admissions on course to be lowest since records began (The Guardian)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Tuesday briefing.