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UK – Texas trade co-operation agreement

Badenoch tells firms to quit political activism and focus on the business

Bank of England

Tory MPs demand review of Bank of England independence

Tony O'Reilly

Taoiseach leads tributes following death of ‘trailblazer’ Tony O’Reilly

Tony O'Reilly

Businessman Tony O’Reilly dies aged 88

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Security guards in Jobcentres vote to strike in dispute over pay

M&S store

Marks & Spencer set to ring up profits leap after impressive year

London Stock Exchange

FTSE 100 slips lower as European financial markets cool

A piggy bank being smashed

Record number of people take out debt relief orders in April

Asda

Asda sales increase as supermarket targets Aldi and Lidl shoppers

An online energy bill

Average household energy bill set to fall by 7% in July, say experts

Glass of water

Severn Trent outlines cash plan to reduce sewage spills as CEO defends £3.2m pay

Bank of England

Bank of England expanding ‘northern hub’ in Leeds

Kitchen

Company failures soar by nearly a fifth amid construction and hospitality woes

A Newcastle United fan wearing a Toon Army shirt

Sports Direct loses Court of Appeal bid over Newcastle United kit deal

Comic Relief 2015

Influencers charged over promoting financial investments to followers

Oil rigs in Cromarty Firth

Chevron to sell North Sea oil interests after 55 years