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Environment

Nearly half of green claims made by firms could be misleading – global study

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Bank transfer scam victims could receive more consistent treatment

Paperchase store

Around 1,000 jobs saved in Paperchase rescue deal – but 37 stores to close

Furlough

One in eight UK workers were furloughed at the end of 2020

Girls drinking Robinsons squash

Sales at Robinsons squash maker Britvic slide amid hospitality closures

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Prudential to spin off US arm by summer and ponder equity raise

A bartender pours a drink

Diageo outperforms with strong off-licence sales

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Home drinking and US expansion help Fever-Tree avoid massive Covid hit

Coronavirus

Rank slumps to loss and warns trading will not fully recover until mid-2022

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De La Rue shares jump after profits and jobs boost

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Lidl slumps to £25m loss after store expansion and hiring spree

An easyJet plane

EasyJet to operate no more than 10% of flights

Workers on the production line at Nissan’s factory in Sunderland

Huge fall in number of cars built in UK last year

Vehicles on the M4 motorway near Bristol

Average motor insurance price ‘at four-year low in 2020’

Apple iPhone 12

Apple posts big quarter after fast sales start for iPhone 12

Facebook

Facebook sees earnings soar but forecasts challenges ahead

Halifax sign

Current account switching levels increased towards end of 2020

A broadband logo

Poorest ‘locked out’ as one in six struggle to pay broadband bills – survey