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Miniature houses on piles of coins and banknotes

‘Uncertain’ outlook for mortgage demand after March 2021

Shoppers outside a Primark store

Primark owner takes £430m hit from lockdown closures

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Be on guard when shopping online this Christmas, cyber safety experts warn

Pets At Home

Pets At Home becomes latest essential retailer to hand back rates savings

Banknotes and coins

Bank of England should investigate ‘missing’ £50bn of banknotes, says committee

A couple walk in front of Christmas lights in Birmingham

Shopper footfall plummets in November amid second English lockdown

Waitrose

Quarter of shoppers bought online for first time during pandemic – Waitrose

Brexit

Chance of post-Brexit trade deal breakthrough ‘receding’, UK warns

High-value business travellers, sports stars and performing arts professionals will be exempt from England's quarantine requirement for international arrivals from Saturday

Quarantine exemption for high-value business travellers and sports stars

Investments

Many consumers holding money in cash rather than investing it – FCA

Brexit

Pound and FTSE jump as traders cling to hopes of Brexit deal progress

Coronavirus

Asda and B&M to hand back rates relief as retailers return almost £2bn

Ryanair has ordered 75 more Boeing 737 Max planes

Ryanair orders 75 more Boeing 737 Max planes

Coronavirus

Asda to hand back £340m in rates relief after rivals return over £1bn

A Lloyds bank

Lloyds Banking Group to reintroduce 10% deposit mortgages for first-time buyers

Trains

Train punctuality declines as passengers return

Brexit

Controversial Brexit legislation set to return with trade talks on a knife edge

Arcadia

Collapsed Arcadia empire limits gift cards to half the purchase price