Last modified on Tue 11 May 2021 05.40 EDT
Savers deposited record sums at Post Office branches in April, taking the total to more than £1bn for the second month in a row.
The Post Office said it was the first time that personal deposits have topped £1bn for two successive months. A total of £1.07bn was paid in over its counters, following cash deposits of £1.12bn in March. Last September was the only other month when personal cash deposits exceeded £1bn.
Businesses also paid in more cash-in-hand takings, a total of £769m, up 8.8% from the previous month â the highest amount deposited since last October, excluding Christmas. Compared with April 2020, when the UK was in the first full month of lockdown, business cash deposits were up 146%.
Scots business welcomes Covid easing but nightclubs rage at perpetual limbo
BUSINESS leaders have welcomed Nicola Sturgeon’s confirmation that Covid lockdown restrictions will ease significantly from Monday. The First Minister said only Moray, where the virus is four times as prevalent as the national average, was likely to remain in Level 3. However the rest of the mainland would move down to Level 2, allowing the opening of indoor pubs, cafes and restaurants, cinemas, theatres, casinos bingo halls. While most islands will move to Level 1, with greater socialising allowed. Hugging family and friends who had been off-limits will also be allowed in most of Scotland, with no physical distancing required for permitted household visits.
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Post Office personal cash deposits top £1bn as more bank customers use counter services
More than 30 banks and building societies allow their customers to withdraw or deposit cash at any Post Office.
11:14, 11 MAY 2021
Bank customers can withdraw or deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK (Image: Getty Images)
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Restaurants fear Instagram accounts will fall victim to online junk food advertising ban
Boris Johnson has outlawed junk food advertising online in his crusade to make Britain fitter
11 May 2021 • 6:36pm
Social media accounts run by restaurants, cafes and bakeries could be under threat after ministers banned online junk food advertising.
Boris Johnson plans to wage war on obesity by outlawing junk food ads on TV before 9pm and enforcing a total ban across all online platforms.
However, the move announced in the Queen s Speech on Tuesday has sparked a backlash from the advertising and hospitality industry for putting more pressure on cafes and restaurants trying to recover from the pandemic.