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Sunak cancels Budget and promises financial package to replace furlough scheme

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German prosecutors charge eight more Volkswagen employees over diesel scandal

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Treasury Committee chair says Government must be ‘ready to act’ on FinCEN Files

Rishi Sunak

Chancellor ‘pondering German-style job support scheme’ amid pressure for action

Home owners

Nearly half of over-50s property owners ‘living in their forever home’

Piggy bank

Moves to avoid state pension freeze ‘may be seen as intergenerationally unfair’

Bowling alleys

Bowling alley group Ten Entertainment ‘frustrated’ by tightening restrictions

Upper Crust shop

Upper Crust owner SSP reveals £1.3bn Covid-19 sales hit

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Asda introducing Covid-19 marshals to stores

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Mars drops Uncle Ben’s name from rice brand

Hauliers reacted angrily after ministers warned of 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent

Ministers accused of trying to shift blame over potential Brexit border chaos

Soap

Staff avoiding the shower while working from home, soap boss says

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UK industry suffers setback in September as recovery slows

AA bids

AA suitor drops out of race for breakdown giant

Research suggests more than a third of families with children living at home would struggle to pay their bills in the event of another national lockdown

Prospect of stricter lockdown rules ‘causing significant financial anxiety’

Pub customers watch Boris Johnson

Johnson calls for ‘spirit of togetherness’ to survive tough coronavirus winter

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NatWest launches new savings account with 3% interest rate

City of London

FTSE rebounds despite new coronavirus rules