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Scottish ministers call for UK support for whisky industry

One of the Government's quarantine hotels is highly rated in online reviews but some recent guests have criticised the smell of the rooms and quality of the food (Steve Parsons/PA)

Quarantine hotel criticised for ‘dirty’ rooms and ‘small food portions’

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Two BiFab yards bought out of administration

Arrivals Hall in Terminal Five at Heathrow Airpor

Strikes by Heathrow workers suspended to consider proposal to end dispute

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FTSE lifted as UK R rate falls and economy avoids double-dip recession

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Scotch whisky exports fall to lowest level in a decade

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Lastminute.com faces court action unless it pays £1m of outstanding refunds

Home buyers using the Help to Buy equity loan scheme in England are being given an extra two months to complete their purchase, due to delays caused by coronavirus (Steve Parsons/PA)

Help to Buy deadline in England extended by two months amid coronavirus delays

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Companies fined £270,000 in total for making nuisance calls

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G4S bidders go to auction to decide fate of security giant

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Pandemic sees UK economy shrink at fastest rate since 1921

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Bonuses and dividends in the spotlight as UK bank reporting season gets going

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Jet2 raises £422m from investors to bolster finances

London's Canary Wharf, where KPMG is based

KPMG’s UK chairman steps down after telling staff to ‘stop moaning’

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Experts see bounceback in spring after economy shrinks in 2020

The UK's economy shrank by 9.9 per cent last year

UK's economy fell by 9.9% in 2020, the largest annual slump on record

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UK economy ‘poised like coiled spring’ to recover post-lockdown

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Fall in job adverts as some sectors continue to struggle – report