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Gambling blocker

NatWest introduces gambling block feature giving 48-hour cool-off period

A bottle of Chase Gin

Spirits giant Diageo snaps up Herefordshire gin and vodka distillery Chase

Aviva censured for 2018 statement

Aviva censured by watchdog for misleading statement that sent shares plummeting

Some of The Hut Group's products

The Hut Group hikes forecasts after third-quarter sales surge

Pensions survey

One in eight younger workers expect to retire by 55, survey finds

Money

Veteran boss at H&T Pawnbrokers steps down after 24 years

HSS Hire

HSS Hire to tap shareholders for £54m to pay down debt

Post Office queue

600 ATMs set to go as Post Office announces £16m investment in machines

Supermarket spending

Shoppers realise they do not need to stockpile, spending research suggests

Man working on vehicle at Halfords Autocentres

Recruitment drive launched for MOT testers

Coronavirus

‘Circuit-breaker’ could limit damage to economy, says former Bank rate-setter

Man with shopping basket

Cost of household items could soar in event of no-deal Brexit – business group

South Korea Obit Samsung Chief

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78

English councils claim they are being forced to 'prop up' private bus operators (Ben Birchall/PA)

Councils forced to ‘prop up’ private bus firms

Shoppers in Sheffield city centre

Normal Christmas is ‘wishful thinking’ unless action is taken – Sage scientist

Canary Wharf

FTSE ends week on a high as banks soar

UK holidaymakers are flocking to the Canary Islands following the easing of coronavirus quarantine restrictions (Peter Byrne/PA)

Holidaymakers flock to Canary Islands due to travel corridor

London jobs

90% of furloughed workers back at old workplace in August, figures show