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A Tesco Extra petrol station

Some Tesco customers’ fuel station payments taken months late

Thousands of lorries were backed up in Kent in the days before Christmas

Plan to fast track empty supermarket lorries during Kent disruption

A mother holds the feet of a new baby

Three-quarters of mothers ‘have had to plug income gaps due to maternity leave’

Dunelm Mill

Dunelm enjoys Christmas sales boost despite store closures

Card Factory shop in Newport, Isle of Wight

Card Factory warns it is likely to breach loan terms after pandemic impact

Associated British Foods owns Primark

Primark owner warns of potential £1.1bn in lost sales from lockdowns

A Santander bank sign

Santander slashing rate on flagship 123 current accounts again

A Premier Inn sign

Premier Inn owner Whitbread confirms 1,500 jobs axed amid sales plunge

Building site

April shutdown cuts Taylor Wimpey’s production by 6,000 homes

A Carillion hi-vis jacket

Unions welcome moves to disqualify former Carillion directors

A Norwegian plane

Norwegian cuts 1,100 jobs at Gatwick as it axes long-haul flights

British Gas

British Gas owner Centrica stops customer outflow

Boohoo models

Boohoo sales soar in lockdown as it claims ‘progress’ after supply chain scandal

A Halfords worker fixing a bike

Halfords enjoys lockdown cycle boom but motoring sales fall

A Tesco Extra store

Tesco posts festive sales surge as pandemic costs set to soar to £810m

Rolls-Royce job losses

Rolls-Royce factory workers reach deal after strike action over job cuts

House with a sold sign

Surveyors’ expectations for near-term house sales at weakest levels since April

Climate change

US fund managers at bottom of the pile as investors score low on climate goals