Firms urged to find 'middle ground' on return to UK offices

CBI says city-centre outlets dependent on passing trade face uphill battle to surviveThe traditional end-of-summer commuter crush appears unlikely to materialise next week as companies and staff shun the office and embrace remote working, prompting a warning from the UK’s leading business body about the future of firms that rely on passing trade.Hundreds of thousands of mostly white-collar workers are expected to continue working from home, in some cases permanently, despite the reopening