The volume of risks facing schools has increased for almost two-thirds of teachers in the past five years – with both pupils and teachers suffering from poor mental health as a result.

Questions were asked of teachers from both the public and private sectors.

Manufacturing supply chains are being slowed by the coronavirus outbreak, as factory closures in China hamper deliveries of components and parts. This is the conclusion of analysts at ING following the publication of the latest UK purchasing managers indices from IHS Markit/CIPS.

The number of patients in England to have tested positive for coronavirus has increased from nine to 14. In these four new cases, the virus was passed on in the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Chief medical officer, Chris Whitty said the patients are being transferred from Arrowe Park to specialist NHS infection centres.

A week after Windstorm Ciara, Windstorm Dennis brought flood- and wind-related damage across parts of Europe, with Germany, France, Belgium and the UK bearing much of the brunt, and killing at least six people.Total economic losses from these events are expected to exceed £78m, and ongoing flooding continues to effect transport infrastructure.

Robotic process automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence will drastically speed up manual processes in the London Market, and form part of the market's plans for modernisation, as it seeks to ensure it maintains its competitive edge.

Home secretary Priti Patel is today launching a new points-based immigration system for the UK, in a move that seeks to put to an end the reliance on cheap, low-skilled labour coming into the country, and ceasing free movement from 1st January 2021.