CA daily briefing: Thursday 3 September

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to give you the latest news and updates from ICAS and around the world.
The latest from ICAS
The ICAS Pensions Panel has responded to The Pensions Regulator’s proposals for a new Funding Code of Practice for Defined Benefit pension schemes.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Government 'overseeing the demise of UK aviation' (BBC News)
- UK is world’s fifth largest exporter of tech services (City AM)
- Asian shares reverse early gains, euro falls to one-week lows (Reuters)
- Empty shops on UK high streets at highest level in six years (The Guardian)
- Coronavirus: 1,200 jobs at risk as Heathrow talks with unions stall (Sky News)
- SSE fined £2m by Ofgem over 'inside information' (BBC News)
- Sanofi, GSK launch trial for COVID-19 protein-based vaccine (Reuters)
- GKN-owner Melrose posts £581m loss and scraps dividend on Covid-19 hit (City AM)
- Bank of England warns mass return to UK offices 'not possible' (The Guardian)
- UK households face £1,200 hit to incomes after pandemic, Bank of England warns (The Independent)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Friday briefing.