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BBC News – Business

• Nightclubs eye June reopening but can they survive?
  Clubs have been closed for almost a year but what will the clubbing experience be like when they reopen?
• Budget 2021: 'My £20 is a lifeline - don't take it away'
  A benefits top-up to help the poor survive lockdown is due to end - unless it is extended at the Budget.
• Budget 2021: Support pubs by cutting beer duty, say Conservative MPs
  Cheaper beer could support struggling pubs MPs argue, but alcohol awareness campaigners are opposed.
• UK car production slumps by a quarter in January
  The UK produced 27% fewer cars than a year ago, the worst January figure for over a decade.
• Airbnb predicts 'significant' travel rebound
  But the booking platform warns it is still too early to predict how many travellers will return in 2021.
• Mr Potato Head to lose "Mr" title in gender-neutral rebrand
  The toy's maker, Hasbro, says it will drop the "Mr" to "promote gender equality and inclusion".
• Coronavirus: EU urged to adopt 'vaccine passports'
  Greece and Austria want coronavirus-free tourists this summer, but other EU states have concerns.
• HMRC letters question Covid self-employment support grant claims
  About 11,000 people will receive letters questioning whether they should have claimed the money.
• Vauxhall: Talks over fate of Ellesmere Port plant 'productive'
  The owner of the Ellesmere Port factory, which employs about 1,000 workers, is in talks with the government.
• Furlough numbers climb sharply in January to 4.7 million
  The number of people on furlough rises by 700,000 to 4.7 million after fresh lockdown measures imposed.

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