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Plans to scrap thousands of EU laws set to boost UK growth, says Sunak

Pile of prepayment electricity meter keys.

Grant Shapps: Officials ‘actively working’ on prepayment meter disconnections

Members of the Aslef Union picket at New Street station in Birmingham

Aslef union train drivers announce two more strike dates

Net zero emissions

Cabinet Office urged to negotiate to avoid Civil Service Fast Stream strike

Switzerland Davos Forum

EU chief unveils ‘Green Deal Industrial Plan’ to head off US and China challenge

An undated artist's impression of Britishvolt's UK battery gigaplant in Northumberland

Britishvolt faces administration after failed rescue talks

Industrial strike

NHS advisors strike over pay and staffing dispute

Striking workers

Real wages continue to fall at fastest rate since 2009, figures show

Matthew Moulding

Online retailer THG warns over profits as sales slow

London commuters in the rain

Wages fail to keep up with prices as unemployment rises

EV charging points

Plan to boost smart electric vehicle charging could save drivers £1,000 a year

A woman using a smartphone

Nearly £67m of self-assessment tax bills paid via HMRC app since April 2022

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan

Education Secretary cannot guarantee schools will stay open amid teacher strikes

The London skyline

Prime London rents rose by 10.9% across 2022, lettings index shows

New homes being built

Crest Nicholson shows slowdown in housing sales

An oil rig

More than 100 bids received in latest round of offshore oil and gas licensing

The bosses of Wise

Wise lifts income forecast as it reaps benefits of higher interest rates

Britannia 2023 stacked coins

Bullion coin bearing King Charles’s portrait is unveiled by the Royal Mint