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Electricity pylons

Government should strip National Grid of energy operator role, says regulator

H&T Pawnbrokers sign

Pawnbroker H&T to beat profit targets after strong gold and jewellery trading

Virgin media sign

Virgin Media launches 5G services in the UK

Lee Jae-yong

Samsung heir will not appeal against prison sentence over bribery

A Topshop/Topman store sign.

Asos in exclusive talks to buy Arcadia’s Topshop

Older people walking

More than 150,000 55 to 64-year-olds ‘pushed into early retirement by Covid-19’

Women look though an estate agent's window

Average UK first-time buyer deposit ‘increased by £10,000 in 2020’

Interest rates

Bank of England risks creating climate change ‘moral hazard’, MPs warn

A Merthyr Tydfil high street

Customer satisfaction with businesses ‘at worst levels since 2015’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaking to young people

Government alters rules in bid to boost employment scheme for young people

London city skyline

Three city workers arrested amid £6 million bounce back loan fraud probe

Piggy bank with money

New ‘living pension’ standards needed to help low to middle earners, says report

Rail tracks

Projects to restore axed rail routes get £794m boost

Intel CEO

Chipmaker Intel blames internal error on data leak

Stock prices fall

London stocks and sterling slip on dire economic data

Cash as latest Government borrowing figures revealed

Government borrowing soared nearly sixfold to £34.1bn in December

Person using a laptop

‘Technology war’ intensifying as gamers grapple with profit-making bots for PS5

France has said it is ready to give financial support to struggling Eurostar (Jonathan Brady/PA)

France pledges to give financial support to Eurostar