UK coronavirus live: economy slumps as Boris Johnson faces calls for inquiry into health crisis

British economy sees biggest monthly slump on record while families of coronavirus victims call for inquiry into government handling of pandemic

Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to leave a vapour trail of furious customers who are now being told they will have to wait up to four months to receive refunds for cancelled flights. Following warnings in May from the Civil Aviation Authority , more airlines have started processing refunds to customers, after initially trying to get customers to accept vouchers rather than the full cash refund to which they are entitled.

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