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People wearing face coverings

Redundancies hit record high as hundreds of thousands lose jobs

Cars on a motorway

Premiums fall at Direct Line as fewer new drivers hit the road

Landsec losses grow

Landsec plunges to £835 million loss as property estate falls in value

A housing development by Persimmons Homes

Persimmon delivers more dividend cheer after strong summer sales

Premier Foods explores break-up

Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods expects profit surge this year

A person receiving an injection

Rollout of Covid-19 vaccine could start before Christmas

Post Office

Cash deposits in Post Office branches fell by £92m in October

An empty high street in Guildford, Surrey

Retail sales jump in October before second lockdown ‘throws recovery away’

Pension scams

Pensions industry urged to make pledge to beat scams

London rents

London rents ‘fall by 5% annually as Covid-19 means more people work remotely’

UK automotive firms have spent more than £735 million on Brexit preparations, according to an industry body (Martin Rickett/PA)

Auto industry ‘has spent £735m on Brexit preparations’

Offshore wind farm

Labour in call to bring forward £30bn investment to cut carbon and create jobs

Boris Johnson says it is still 'very, very early days' for vaccine

The UK must not ‘slacken its resolve’ despite vaccine news – Boris Johnson

Coronavirus vaccine

London markets soar to best day since March after vaccine breakthrough

Financial Markets Wall Street

Wall Street hits record high as global traders cheer Pfizer vaccine update

Rishi Sunak

Sunak: UK companies will be forced to reveal environmental impact by 2025

Coronavirus vaccine

Covid-19 breakthrough: Vaccine is ‘more than 90% effective’

Coronavirus – Thu Nov 5, 2020

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic