CA daily briefing: Wednesday 10 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
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Today's top stories from around the web
- Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020 (BBC News)
- London leaders urge government to let TfL keep £500m in vehicle duty ahead of new bailout talks (City AM)
- Brexit, COVID cast shadow over UK finance tax contributions, report says (Reuters)
- Grenfell legacy: £5bn bailout for leaseholders trapped by unsafe cladding is 'too little, too late', says Labour (Sky News)
- Why oil giants are swapping oil rigs for offshore windfarms (The Guardian)
- Nine million jobs at risk if government does not extend support, report warns (The Independent)
- Tesco urged by investors to sell more healthy food (BBC News)
- Exclusive: Brexit hit to London may top £9.5bn a year without EU financial services deal (City AM)
- Macquarie taps renewables trend with $2 billion infrastructure fund (Reuters)
- COVID-19: Aviation sector demands urgent help as coronavirus restrictions tightened (Sky News)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Thursday briefing.