Laura Ashley, which was valued at more than £200million when it floated during the 1980s, is now valued by the stock market at just £10million. Its first store was opened in Pelham Street, South Kensington, in 1968, with additional shops opened in Shrewsbury and Bath in 1970. In one week alone, London's Fulham Road shop sold 4,000 dresses - which resulted in the new factory in Newtown, Montgomeryshire. It was the opening of the Paris shop in 1974 which was the first to feature the distinctive green frontage and stripped wooden interior; and in the same year the first USA shop opened in San Francisco. We've got a full guide on your coronavirus rights - including school closures, sick pay, working from home and holiday or event cancellations, here.

Source: Daily Mirror March 17, 2020 10:51 UTC