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Stop the scams campaign warns of insurance fraud dangers

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Failure to extend emergency measures ‘risks wave of insolvencies’

Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe

Former Sainsbury’s boss to take on key NHS Test and Trace role

Election 2020 Debate

Traders nervous ahead of Trump-Biden debate

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Thousands of households lost access to cash during lockdown, research finds

Quiet high street

Retail rent arrears ‘to exceed £2bn’ as landlords predict lower payments

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Competition watchdog turns the taps back on for water investors

Boris Johnson visits East Devon

Johnson: Rapid change in economy will mean huge numbers need to switch jobs

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Octopus to launch in US after deal to enter Texas

Insurance industry

Insurance industry standards ‘will help customers with mental health conditions’

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Job cuts loom at Greggs as end of furlough scheme nears

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Number of house sales expected to top a million this year, says forecast

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BT signs deal with Nokia as fallout from Huawei 5G ban takes effect

City of London

City watchdog files appeal ahead of business insurance claims deadline

Housing estate

Number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers highest since 2007

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Pendragon back in profit after £44.1m first-half coronavirus hit

Mel Stride

British expats in EU ‘must be given sufficient warning if bank accounts close’

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B&M to open up to 45 stores after sales surge during lockdown