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Oil rigs in the Cromarty Firth

Wood Group wins £262m contract with Harbour Energy

A Ryanair plane

Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by ATC failure

A piggy bank being smashed

Nearly a quarter of adults ‘could not afford an unexpected bill of £200’

Rail tracks

More than two-fifths of trains delayed during first half of year, analysis shows

Paintbrush and pot

No net zero target among reasons 21% voted against re-electing Grafton chair

A plate of fish and chips alongside a pint of beer

Wetherspoons dropping food and drink prices for a day to highlight tax burden

A Wilko store

Redundancies set to start at Wilko offices on Monday as hopes remain for shops

A car being maintained

Record £2.5bn in motor claims was paid out between April and June, says ABI

People carrying shopping bags

Confident consumers boost retail sales in August

People hold placards during a protest organised by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) opposite Downing Street, London, over the proposed closure of railway station ticket offices

Nearly 700,000 responses to consultation on station ticket office closures

London's FTSE 100 slips into the red

European stocks slip into the red after early Asia boost

Energy standing charges

Ovo joins calls for overhaul of household energy standing charges

The Oxo Tower and The Shard, London

Johnson Service Group hikes outlook as labour costs expected to fall

Allwyn

New National Lottery operator Allwyn sees near-doubling of revenues

Santander is offering a new savings rate

Santander offers best easy-access savings deal in 14 years as banks face battle for customers in rates war

Industrial strike

Rail passengers face further travel chaos over weekend

Hydrogen refuelling stations

Harper says airlines are taking ‘every step possible’ to increase capacity

Energy sector

FTSE ends week on a high as oil and mining companies gain