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A nurse prepares a Covid-19 vaccination

AstraZeneca says new Covid-19 jab ready by autumn as annual profits soar

Lorries queue for the frontier control area at the Port of Dover in Kent

Cones, clamped vehicles and freight movements: Key numbers from post-Brexit Kent

Shell will invest eight billion dollars a year in its upstream unit

Shell sets out green ambitions, with plans to increase liquid gas production

EU

EU hopeful for firm economic growth despite virus challenges

Lockdown restrictions prohibit leisure travel

Is my money safe if I book a holiday?

A few shoppers in a high street

Financial pain of coronavirus pandemic not being shared equally, says watchdog

A Marston’s sign

Pub owner Marston’s sees US suitor walk away from potential takeover

Ted Baker clothes being modelled

Ted Baker warns over Brexit hit of up to £5m as festive sales nearly halve

KPMG sign

KPMG chair steps aside amid probe into ‘stop moaning’ comments to staff

A Royal Mail worker delivers post

Royal Mail to keep 10,000 temporary workers after record Christmas

Co-op apprenticeship scheme

Co-op launches apprenticeship initiative for under-represented groups

Budget Deficit

US Budget deficit hits record high

A baby in a high chair with a bottle of milk

Three in 10 families with children at home ‘worried about covering bills’

Uber

Uber trials same-day parcel delivery service in parts of the UK

A Royal Mail worker sorts post

Postal services getting ‘back on track’ after Covid-related disruption

Aerial view of houses

Supply of fresh buyers and sellers in housing market shrinks in early 2021

Retailers 'lose £22 billion in sales' from lockdown measures

Retailers ‘lose £22 billion in sales’ from lockdown measures

People sun bathing in New Brighton in Merseyside (Peter Byrne/PA)

Soaring demand for summer staycations – survey