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A Lakeland air fryer

Air fryer sales continue to soar as households look to save energy – Lakeland

Wilko

The Range set to buy Wilko brand in £5m deal

Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

FTSE 100 avoids steep drop after GDP figures disappoint

Jewson's Middlesbrough branch

Jewson owner fined £400,000 over asbestos failures

Passengers using ticket machines at a railway station

Watchdog will call for ticket office closures to be delayed for machine upgrades

A piggy bank with coins (Nick Ansell/PA)

Rishi Sunak swerves calls to guarantee pension triple lock in Tory manifesto

Wilko store

Rishi Sunak pledges support for redundant Wilko workers amid chain’s collapse

Patisserie Valerie

Former Patisserie Valerie chief financial officer among four charged with fraud

New TUC president

New TUC president launches attack on Government

Office workers and commuters walk through Canary Wharf

UK economy declines by more than expected in July amid strike impact

A woman carrying shopping bags

Three in 10 people have already started Christmas shopping – survey

People hold placards during a protest over the proposed closure of railway station ticket offices

Mick Lynch: Rail ticket office closure consultation was ‘a sham’

An E.ON prepayment gas meter and card

Forced prepayment meter installation ban extended – Ofgem

Energy costs

Some families could face higher bills this winter, Ofgem boss says

Bernard Looney

BP shares shrug off shock boss departure, but attention turns to successor

Autumn weather September 5th 2023

Special edition of Big Issue to focus on housing

Zara

Zara parent firm posts profit jump after strong sales

Housing construction.

Redrow sees annual profits fall and warns over earnings in year ahead