5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 31st March 2021

Episode 2351,   Mar 31, 2021, 05:40 AM

A group of big names in fashion and retail are campaigning for the government to provide more support for small independent shops.

They want the chancellor to offer a "Shop Out to Help Out" scheme, which would cover 50% of a shopper's costs, up to £10, on Monday to Wednesdays for a month to get consumers spending again when non-essential shops reopen on 12 April.