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Severn Trent

Profits drop at Severn Trent as businesses cut water bills

FTSE 100

Mothercare losses widen after major restructuring

Car production falls again

Car production falls again amid subdued demand in UK and overseas

EasyJet has reported a spike in demand following the announcement that families will be allowed to reunite over the festive period (Matt Alexander/PA)

Spike in demand for flights and holidays after Christmas Covid-19 rules unveiled

An Amigo loans advert

Amigo issued latest warning over future as woes mount

A bottle of hand sanitiser at a church wedding

Wedding firms may be misleading couples unable to tie the knot over refunds

London skyline

Aviva slashes dividend by nearly a third

Money secrets

More than one in four keeping money secrets, survey finds

A bottle of Robinsons Barley Water

Robinsons owner hit by pub closures but boosted by health-conscious shoppers

Mulberry's Alexa bag

Mulberry hails Alexa bag relaunch success after pandemic hit to sales

Boohoo fashion models

Boohoo appoints retired judge Sir Brian Leveson to oversee supply chain problems

All Bar One venue

Mitchells reveals 1,300 jobs axed as it slumps to hefty annual loss

Cash access

Distance to access cash ‘varies widely depending on where people live’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

The winners and losers from Sunak’s Spending Review

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review: What you need to know

Sir Winston Churchill meets prime minister Harold Macmillan in 1959

Seven historic milestones in the latest economic forecasts

City of London

FTSE 100 declines after Chancellor’s spending update

A further £2.1 billion of taxpayers' money has been allocated to covering train company losses during the coronavirus pandemic (Joe Giddens/PA)

Extra £2.1bn to keep train services running