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A tax break designed to spur on investment in British manufacturing has been extended by a year to help firms in the face of the pandemic, the Treasury has announced

Tax break for manufacturers extended to help sector weather pandemic

B&M store

B&M boss pays himself £44m dividend as profits soar

An Emirates Airbus A380 at Manchester Airport (Dave Thompson/PA)

Emirates reports huge loss after air industry devastated by pandemic

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ITV sees return to ad growth by end 2020, but warns over second lockdown hit

The company plans to exit countries where betting is not regulated

Ladbrokes Coral owner set to change name and leave unregulated markets

A Burberry fashion show

Burberry beats expectations as sales returned to growth in October

WH Smith

WH Smith swings into the red as it prepares for second lockdown

A William Hill shop sign

Apollo pulls out of race after Caesars snaps up William Hill for £3 billion

The rates of capital gains tax may be changed

Hiking capital gains tax rates could raise billions for Treasury – report

Empty high street

Bold plan needed to help households exit coronavirus debts safely, says charity

Housing

Housing market to remain busy into new year, surveyors predict

More than half (54%) of people claim they have been left financially worse off by a bad flatmate, according to a survey for Barclays Money Mentors of people who have recently experienced living in shared accommodation

54% in house shares ‘have been left worse off financially by a bad flatmate’

Travel businesses have had 'no meaningful chance to recover' after the vast majority of summer holidays were cancelled, an industry body has warned (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Travel firms have had ‘no chance to recover’ during pandemic

Stock prices fall

Markets close higher as Pfizer vaccine rally continues

Toys

Toy chain warns Christmas gifts may not be delivered in time if shops stay shut

Winter weather Jan 21 2020

Government pays nearly £136m in interest on Covid-19 loans

Coronavirus

Government pays out £359m in payments to staff at collapsed firms

Christmas at Selfridges 2020

Selfridges appoints Andrew Keith as new boss