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Undated handout photo issued by Halfords of one of their stores

Demand for motoring essentials sees sales rise for Halfords

Excess winter deaths

Almost 5,000 excess winter deaths caused by cold homes last year, MPs warned

A Tesco store

Tesco boss urges politicians to stand by net zero and back green innovation

Former Co-op Bank boss Paul Flowers

Former Co-op bank boss facing fraud charge suffers stroke

Business confidence

Ordinary people offered ‘no lifeline’ in debanking scandal, says lawyer

UK housing

UK construction sector propped up by commercial work as housebuilding slumps

Bricklayers on a Barratt Homes development site

Builder Barratt reduced workforce by hundreds after Liz Truss’s premiership

A Wagamama Deliveries sign

Wagamama owner lifts outlook as it sees cost pressures improving in medium term

BCC says UK to narrowly avoid recession

Meagre UK economic growth to ‘feel a lot’ like recession for Britons, BCC says

Deckchairs in Sidmouth, Devon

Wish you were here (permanently)? Survey reveals how holidays inspire home moves

A branch of WH Smith in London

WH Smith sales surge as more people travel

Banknotes in a money box

Run-up to general election marked by income stagnation, says think tank

Pots of yoghurt

Ad for vegan charity Viva! banned over ‘Killer Yoghurt’ offal and blood images

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mog

Tory MPs warn pursuit of ‘cultish’ eco-policies could see customers paying more

Windfarms

Onshore wind planning changes only a ‘slight softening at the edges’

Wilko

Wilko to cut 1,332 more jobs and shut 52 stores next week

Wind turbines

Key questions answered on Government plans to relax onshore wind planning rules

London stock market

European markets slip after weaker service sector data