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Nationalising water firms would cost over an estimated £99 billion, a minister has warned (Rui Vieira/PA)

Water nationalisation comes with more-than £99 billion price tag, minister warns

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Peanut allergy sufferers warned to avoid mustard after contamination scare

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FTSE 100 reverses gains as week of ‘profit-taking’ takes toll on European stocks

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Construction firm ISG in administration in UK with around 2,400 redundancies

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DFS will report its full-year financial results on Wednesday (Alamy/PA)

DFS investors pinning hopes on upholstery recovery after profit warnings

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Miatta Fahnbulleh said a new framework to regulate third-party intermediaries could end hidden fees (PA)

Energy price comparison websites set for new regulations

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Company insolvencies dip in August but still reflect ‘challenging environment’

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Thames Water to start fundraising talks in coming weeks amid cash crisis

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Bank policymaker says higher interest rates needed to ‘purge’ inflation risks

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Retail sales rise in August despite hit to consumer confidence

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Consumer confidence falls sharply as households ‘nervously’ await Budget

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Health and beauty spending surges despite cost-of-living pressures

Global stocks rally after US central bank slashes interest rates (Nick Ansell/ PA)

Global stocks rally after US central bank slashes interest rates

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Lucy Letby is Britain's most prolific child serial killer

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