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A Unilever sign

Unilever completes unification after court approval

Credit cards

Biggest annual fall in consumer credit borrowing since 1994

A pet cat

Pets At Home buys telephone and online vet business for £15m

Arcadia brands

No last-minute rescue deal for Arcadia Group – report

High streets have struggled during the lockdown

Shops to be allowed 24/7 trade as high street attempts pre-Christmas recovery

Chairman of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin

Wetherspoon chief criticises Government’s ‘reckless decisions’ on Covid-19

Savings and young adults

78% of 20-somethings ‘have been using savings to cover everyday costs’

Lobster fishing

Majority of food and drink firms feel unprepared for Brexit, study finds

PizzaHut

Pizza Hut Delivery announces recruitment spree following pandemic sales surge

A closed cafe in Leicester during the second national lockdown for England

Tighter tier system to cost hospitality sector up to £7.8bn – report

Coronavirus vaccine

AJ Bell expected to reveal profit surge from year of Covid volatility

Frasers Group chief Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley firm draws up £50m loan plan for Arcadia Group – report

PCS union leader Mark Serwotka

Union calls for rethink on Civil Service pay freeze after 100,000 sign petition

Christmas insurance claims

Broken TVs and hearing aids thrown out with wrapping among Christmas calamities

Holidaymakers using travel booking sites

Holidaymakers face ‘serious problems’ using travel booking sites

Christmas travel

Christmas travel tsar appointed in bid to avoid chaos

Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds

Tier 3 areas will reach breaking point without extra financial help, says Labour

Parking machine

Free parking urged in run-up to Christmas to boost high streets