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On a normal Saturday this would be a great result – a whole afternoon of sport to lose myself in. But with all sport on hold amid these strange times, my banishment feels a whole lot less appealing.

Until, that is, I come across one of my favourite old films, Dodge City, a 1939 classic western starring Errol Flynn as a Texas cattle agent who takes up the job of sheriff to clean up the rampant lawlessness rife in the city.

Aviation chiefs have been lobbying the government for a targeted aid package to stop businesses collapsing. 

BBC News reports the airline bosses have welcomed the MPs’ action, with lobbyists claiming the sector is “entering the danger zone”.

Sunak has so far said airlines should find other forms of funding.

BBC News reports the sector largely wants two things from government: emergency loans for airports and airlines as they try to remain open despite a grounding of UK passengers; and the suspension of a number of taxes and regulatory charges.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday (26 March) unveiled a new Self Employed Income Support Scheme under which people who work for themselves can access a taxable grant of 80% of their average profits.

Self-employed people are still eligible for the grant even if they continue working.

Balpa has branded this “unfair”, pointing out under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme employees must be furloughed and no longer working to qualify.