‘My parents helped me pack lube’: from sex toys to bidets, the lockdown businesses that boomed While some firms have been devastated as Covid-19 grips the planet, others have seen their sales go off the chart. How have they coped?
The pelvic mesh scandal makes it clear: doctors must declare any funding We need a public register to show which doctors are in the pay of industry – or more patients will suffer, says author and broadcaster Margaret McCartney
Tobacco firm funded attack on council quit-smoking services Exclusive: PR company failed to tell local newspapers it was working for British American Tobacco
Operators of gyms and pools query England’s new lockdown rules Nightclubs also off limits but pubs can open – prompting accusations of inconsistencies
Blam! Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger to teach British pupils about money Bank of England and Beano team up in primary school course on financial literacy
UK’s 7,000 gyms prepare for post-lockdown health warning Extra cleaning, spacing and masks can help but health concerns and the ‘Joe Wicks effect’ may slash membership by 2m
Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says Prior to pandemic, 160 million got insurance through their job – but up to 7 million are unlikely to find new plans, say researchers
Condom sales down as lockdown limits sex lives, says Durex maker Physical distancing rules to limit coronavirus spread taking toll on ‘number of intimate occasions’
Trust is essential in these times. But Boris Johnson is not a man to be trusted The prime minister has shown a woeful lack of responsibility as the Covid-19 pandemic has escalated
Wales to introduce 2-metre coronavirus law to protect workers Employers will be asked to take ‘all reasonable actions’ to comply with the new legislation