CA daily briefing: Monday 24 August

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to get your week off to a good start with the latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
Philip McNeill outlines the ICAS call for balance and empowerment in HMRC, agent, and taxpayer relationships.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Travel firms 'desperately need' government help (BBC News)
- Four-fifths of Londoners want to get back to the office (City AM)
- Hong Kong buyers rush for UK properties after security law (Reuters)
- Global dividends plunge by $108bn during COVID-19 crisis (The Guardian)
- John Lewis to scrap ‘never knowingly undersold’ pledge after nearly 100 years (The Independent)
- Rio Tinto bosses lose bonuses over Aboriginal cave destruction (BBC News)
- Creditors of collapsed minibond firm LCF rebel over administrator's fees (Sky News)
- Pearson appoints Disney veteran Andy Bird as new chief executive (City AM)
- Tougher EU climate target technically, economically feasible, researchers say (Reuters)
- PwC pushes financial results back to 2021 (Accountancy Daily)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Tuesday briefing.