Don't be too despondent. There will always be stories in sectors to focus on, but the UK is doing significantly better than over the water in terms of manufacturing at the moment. Germany and the Eurozone in contraction.

https://tradingeconomics.com/euro-ar...ufacturing-pmi
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-pmi

UK still, just about growing..Tough times ahead for us all perhaps, though

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-...ufacturing-pmi