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Households set to learn energy bills to rise again from January

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EasyJet launches new longest route from England

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Which water companies are in financial trouble – and which paid out bonuses?

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Government borrowing hits higher-than-forecast £17.4bn in October

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Mike Ashley’s Frasers urges Boohoo to oust co-founder Kamani

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Warning as figures show rise in young people not in education, jobs or training

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Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses

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Nine water firms halted from using customer cash to pay for £6.8m of bonuses

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Third of bank transfer fraud victims ‘now avoid new ways of managing money’

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Royal Mail owner says it cannot rule out job cuts after £120m Budget hit

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JD Sports warns over profit hit after October trading woes

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Most neurodivergent homeowners find home-buying process ‘too complex’

Parcels move on conveyor belts at Amazon’s fulfillment centre in Swindon, Wiltshire

‘Nearly 15 million online shoppers faced parcel delivery problem in last month’

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Crest Nicholson to build fewer low-margin homes after profit hit

Energy costs

Why has inflation increased and what does it mean for households?

Grangemouth refinery

Financial statements from Grangemouth owner give ‘distorted picture’, says union

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Ann Summers cuts jobs as owners pump in £5 million to loss-making chain

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Almost 400 jobs at risk as Morrisons plans to close Rathbones bakery arm