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Tesco responds to shareholder demands for healthier food sales

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Nearly a quarter of women ‘have suffered income fall in past 12 months’

Crypto McAfee Charges

Antivirus software creator John McAfee charged with cheating investors

Airbus

EU and US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute

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FTSE 100 drops to loss despite bounce from strong US labour figures

Pre-paid funeral plans

Dignity set to reveal drop in revenue and profits despite rise in deaths

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Contactless payment increase ‘could see rise in crime’

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Waiters, bricklayers and air cabin crew ‘worst hit by pay cuts’ during pandemic

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Companies appeal against plans to slash household energy bills

Trips to Cyprus could be permitted from May

Cyprus to welcome vaccinated British tourists from May 1

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Aggreko accepts £2.3bn private equity takeover

City of London

FCA calls time on Libor rates by the end of 2021

Row of houses

Home repossessions allowed from April but only as last resort – regulator

Mike Ashley

Business rates relief cap puts stores at risk, says Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group

Estate agents' signs

House prices dip for two months in a row

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London Stock Exchange Group ups dividend as profit rises

British Gas strikes continue

British Gas engineers reject offer aimed at resolving dispute

Crowded beach

The coast is dear as demand for beach destinations pushes prices up