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Google

Google parent firm Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs globally

Onshore wind farm

SSE ups forecast as gas production makes up for renewables shortfall

The Works

The Works posts ‘disappointing’ online sales as losses widen

Christmas sales plummeted amid the cost of living crisis

Christmas sales plummet as cost of living crisis and postal strikes bite

Someone shopping in Sainsbury's

Retailers struggled over Christmas as embattled shoppers cut back on spending

Teacher strikes

Education unions in six-hour talks with Government officials to avert strikes

Halifax branch

The full list of Halifax and Lloyds branches set to close

Andrew Bailey gestures

Bank of England governor: Inflation likely to fall quite rapidly in late spring

Ambulances outside Doncaster Royal Infirmary in Yorkshire

Ambulance workers announce fresh strikes in escalation of bitter pay dispute

Office workers in London, watching the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s controversial documentary being aired on Netflix

Harry & Meghan announced as Netflix’s second most successful documentary series

Consumer confidence

Consumer confidence hits near-historic low amid inflation and energy bill woes

House rooftops

Around 1m UK homes have lost all their pandemic price gains, Zoopla estimates

Energy firm customer survey

Octopus tops energy customer survey as some firms ‘fall far short’

Netflix NJ Army Base

Netflix subscribers up after shift to include ads in cheaper streaming version

Sainsbury's LloydsPharmacy

LloydsPharmacy to axe outlets within Sainsbury’s supermarkets

Rail strike

Train companies make ‘best and final offer’ to resolve rail dispute

Teachers on strike

Sturgeon: There is a gap between teacher pay demands and what is affordable

UK economy

London markets slide on lower housing and mining stocks