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Sunday newspaper round-up: Spain, UK economy, Rolls-Royce
The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the government will not apologise for its snap decision to order tourists returning from Spain to quarantine, saying further spread could risk another lockdown in the UK. Raab said the government had to take “swift, decisive action” when the data from Spain showed a surge in infections right across the country. Overnight, the UK imposed snap new restrictions on holidaymakers returning from Spain on Saturday night, meaning those who return must quarantine for two weeks.
Sunday share tips: Whitbread, Caretech
The Sunday Times's Peter Evans told readers to 'buy' shares of Whitbread as the hotel and restaurant operator prepares to reopen its establishments, but conceded that a second lockdown would be "disastrous".
Europe close: Stocks finish sharply lower, tech paces losses
Stocks in Europe finished sharply lower on Friday, dragged down by US-China tensions and worries about the toll that recent Covid-19 outbreaks will take on economies as they try to reopen.