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Borrowing

Government borrowing rises by £8.8bn in first January deficit for a decade

The Daily Mail masthead

Daily Mail owner sells education arm in £293m deal

Mel Stride, chairman of the Treasury Committee

Chancellor should ‘definitely not’ increase taxes at the Budget, senior MP says

Drivers are being warned that fuel prices could reach record levels due to rising oil prices, according to new analysis (Liam McBurney/PA)

Drivers could be hit by record fuel prices – RAC

General view of Edinburgh Airport

Estimated 2m people ‘left out of pocket for flights they could not board’

Guildford high street in Surrey

Households’ hopes for personal finances improved in February – index

NatWest financials

NatWest reportedly considering withdrawing its Ulster Bank brand from Ireland

Next results

Next boss Lord Wolfson calls for higher business rates on warehouses

Pound coins

Soaring pound dents shares on London’s FTSE 100

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey

Hedge fund manager accused of groping ‘was like an octopus’, court told

Coronavirus – Wed Dec 2, 2020

Gym bosses urge Government to prioritise sector reopening

Cabinet meeting

FCA must set timeline for Woodford probe end, says Treasury committee chairman

Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer announces recovery bond plan as he pledges to address inequalities

An Asda store (Rui Vieira/PA)

Asda sales jump after shoppers buy higher-end products for lockdown Christmas

Nescafe

Home coffee drinking and pet care boom buoys Nestle sales

Air passenger wears face mask

Moneysupermarket sees revenue drop after Covid-19 travel collapse

A branch of Barclays

Barclays unveils dividend payout and staff bonuses despite profits plunge

BA planes

Airlines demand coronavirus road map to plan for recovery