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CrossCountry handed new three-year deal to run train services

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More cost-cutting at John Lewis as company eyes £300m annual savings

Boris Johnson and Tim Martin behind the bar at a Wetherspoon pub

Wetherspoon sinks to first loss in 36 years over Covid-19

Coronavirus Burnham

Tories warn of growing discontent amid row over Manchester restrictions

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‘Concerning’ fall in self-employed pension savers over past two decades – IFS

A burger and chips

30% of under-18s ‘use food delivery services every week’

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Millions more under coronavirus restrictions as doubts raised about their impact

David Legge, from Belfast, enjoys a pint and a pipe outside Bittles Bar in Belfast

Business relief scheme does not go far enough – retail body

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New London lockdown rules cost restaurant ‘£25,000 in a day’

Marston's

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Clydesdale Bank branch

Small firms’ legal action against Clydesdale heads to court

Socially distanced drinkers in a pub

Tier 2 restrictions will ‘decimate’ pubs without further support

Matt Hancock

Hancock confirms tougher restrictions for London and other parts of England

Nottingham City Centre Stock

Boots sales plunge after pandemic hits high street and travel stores

Marstons job cuts

Pub group Marston’s to cut 2,150 jobs due to coronavirus restrictions

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Lenders set to tighten approvals and default rates poised to rise, report warns

A shopper wearing a face mask (left) leaves the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham

Shopping centre owner Hammerson collects 38% of UK rents

A broadband cable and router

Ofcom opens probe into BT’s compliance with universal service obligations