CA daily briefing: Thursday 18 February

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to give you today's latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
Lecturer, Stephanie Cox CA, addresses the feelings of uncertainty around lockdown and provides us with some top tips for tackling the lockdown blues in our latest blog.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Barclays profits hit by £4.8bn bad loan provisions (BBC News)
- Remote working will come at a cost, FTSE and S&P 500 hiring execs warn (City AM)
- One in four UK firms plan to fire staff if furlough ends soon: BCC (Reuters)
- Coronavirus: Bosses may be able to demand new staff have jabs, suggests minister (Sky News)
- Budget to provide fresh Covid rescue package as tax rises deferred (The Guardian)
- Covid: Phase out furlough gradually, chancellor urged (BBC News)
- UK nightlife ‘faces extinction’ without government support (City AM)
- Jaguar Land Rover to cut 2,000 jobs globally (Reuters)
- Facebook blocks Australians from viewing and sharing news (Sky News)
- Deloitte sells restructuring unit before audit reform (Accountancy Daily)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Friday briefing.