Non-essential shops have been given the go-ahead to open their doors again in England from 15 June. But does that mean I will be able to have a haircut or buy a book, and how will shopping be different? When are shops opening? Supermarkets, corner shops, banks, pharmacies and petrol stations have been able to remain open during the coronavirus lockdown. But from next week, that list is set to grow in England. On Monday, open air markets and car showrooms will be allowed to reopen. One car...

Businessman Simon Ager says his company, the Pinnacle Climbing Centre in Northampton, is at risk of being bankrupted because his insurer is refusing to cover losses as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. He is one of a number of business owners who have said they might take legal action against insurers Hiscox, which has said it will not pay business interruption claims resulting from the outbreak. Mr Ager's policy covers the climbing centre for losses of up to £100,000 if it is forced to...

More and more people are choosing to cancel holidays to Italy as the number of cases of coronavirus in the country continues to rise. But, despite Foreign Office advice against travel to a number of towns in the country, travellers are often being left out of pocket. Peter and Jill Baker have cancelled a week-long trip to Rome and Venice. They booked the getaway - along with two friends - in October and they believed they were getting a bargain. The couple paid just under £600 for the trip,...

The gambling watchdog has refused to condemn the widespread use of scantily-clad models to promote products at one of the industry's biggest trade events. Under its former boss, Sarah Harrison, the Gambling Commission had threatened to boycott ICE London because women "were expected to wear nothing more than swimsuits". It also convinced ICE to introduce a code of conduct to tackle sexism. But at this year's event it appeared that little had changed. And the Gambling Commission, which has a...

If department store chain Beales goes under it will be "a disaster" for DK Bags. The small business imports handbags from China and sells them on to customers in the UK. One of their clients is Beales, which went into administration on Monday. And that's a worry for Ian Siddall - one of the owners of DK Bags - because the department store chain still owes his small, Kent-based business £25,000. Earlier this week, Beales boss Tony Brown told the BBC that he was trying to shore up the company's...