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Hiscox offices in central London

Hiscox regrets ‘uncertainty and anguish’ after Covid claims dispute

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Asia profits healthy as Prudential turns towards growing markets

Rio Tinto's London office

Rio Tinto chairman will not seek re-election after firm destroyed ancient site

The New Scientist website

Daily Mail owner snaps up New Scientist for £70m

Persimmon homes

Government and Bank policies boost Persimmon as it enters 2021

The City of London

PageGroup profits tumble 89% after Covid-19 batters jobs market

Terraced houses in south-east London. Ultra-low deposit mortgages are set to make a comeback with a new 5% deposit home loan guarantee scheme, details of which will be given in the Budget (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Details of new 5% deposit mortgage scheme to be outlined in Budget

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Guarantor loans overtake PPI in generating complaints to financial ombudsman

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Shop prices slide lower in February amid further discounting

Budget 2021

Chancellor to extend furlough scheme until end of September as he unveils Budget

Spending Review

Company founders could get more control under listing proposals

Chancellor Rishi Sunak walks from the Treasury to No 11 Downing Street

Chancellor to extend furlough scheme until September as he unveils Budget

London Stock Exchange

FTSE makes gains ahead of Budget amid trading caution across Europe

Virus Outbreak Vaccine

Merck to help produce Johnson & Johnson vaccine to speed up supply

The proposed community

UK’s first LGBT retirement community to open in London this year

French Connection

French Connection launches sale process after suitor drops interest

Andy Haldane

Haldane: UK has right aspiration on industrial strategy but no delivery plan

Models of people on a pile of coins and bank notes.

Nearly three in 10 have no idea what to do with retirement savings – survey