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Money mule recruiters using fake online job adverts to target young adults

Houses in London

One mortgage for life: Home loans lasting 40 years to be launched

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Tesco rolls out recycling points for bread bags, crisp packets and pet pouches

Impersonation scams account for the bulk of losses that victims have been reporting during the coronavirus crisis, according to TSB's analysis of its customer data

Bank reveals the scams causing biggest total customer losses during pandemic

Many over-55s who are approaching retirement risk exhausting their pension savings early, Standard Life suggests (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Many over-55s could be heading for retirement income shortfall, says survey

Coronavirus

Calls for more repayment support as three times more businesses slide into debt

Banking giant HSBC has unveiled a record £15 billion lending fund to support small business across the UK to help spur on recovery from the pandemic (Tim Ockenden/PA)

HSBC launches record £15bn fund to help small firms recover from crisis

Shares in London's top companies rose for the second day in a row

FTSE 100 lags behind international peers as mining stocks weigh

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UK cruises could resume in May – minister

Former chancellor George Osborne

Osborne warning to Sunak over corporation tax hike

Sanjeev Gupta

Liberty Steel owner has ‘adequate funding’ after lender brings in administrators

Mortgage lending

Value of new mortgage commitments reached highest level since 2007 in late 2020

WH Smith now makes two-thirds of its profits from travel stores (WH Smith / PA)

WH Smith and John Menzies hit by virus travel disruption

Olay and Dove lotion on display in a store

Dove owner Unilever drops word ‘normal’ from beauty products

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DFS expects fresh surge in demand when lockdown eases

ITV sign

ITV sees profits slump but cheers turnaround signs

Domino's Pizza store

Domino’s Pizza to expand drive-thru services after Covid

For sale signs

Average UK house price could be nearly £50,000 higher by end of 2025 – forecast