Almost half of British office workers are currently working from home all week, whereas roughly the same proportion in France, Germany, Italy and Spain have returned to the office for the full five days

Conditions are in the Atlantic are primed to fuel an “extremely active” season, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Centre, the division of the US National Weather Service. Its latest forecast is one of the most active in its 22-year history.

A research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been launched in the UK. Backed by £8.4m in funding, around 10,000 patients are expected to take part.

Lloyd’s of London has published a joint report with KPMG examining the evolution of business assets towards those that are less tangible, and therefore harder to spot, assess and manage. COVID-19, it says, has brought intangible assets into the spotlight.

As the Office for National Statistics continues to chart the impact of the lockdown and social distancing on the UK economy, figures show that, overall, retail footfall continued to increase gradually between 27th July and 2nd August, driven by retail parks. Commensurate with other reports, the proportion of adults wearing a face covering continued to increase.

The construction insurance market is growing increasingly distressed as already rising premiums see further hikes as a result of COVID-19. This is the warning from Mactavish, which is urging construction companies to be vigilant through upcoming insurance renewals as it foresees considerable erosion in the quality and extent of cover.