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Sharon Graham

Union leader urges Starmer to guarantee no austerity under a Labour government

Standard Chartered offices

Shares in Standard Chartered surge after First Abu Dhabi Bank mulls takeover

A train

Six-month stalemate over rail strikes ‘holding back progress on green transport’

A view of Oxford

3.2m people stayed at a second address for more than 30 days in 2021 – Census

Ukrainian businessman and former politician Kostiantyn Zhevago

Ukrainian tycoon appears in French court to deny embezzlement

The Mercedes Benz logo on top of a building in Berlin, Germany

Mercedes recalls nearly 324,000 vehicles because of engine stalling

A Boots store

Boots cheers ‘very strong Christmas’ as high street stores buoy sales

Rail strikes

Cross-border train services ‘extremely limited’ due to strike by drivers

Industrial strike

Labour says it would likely repeal Sunak’s reported anti-strike law

Amazon job losses

Amazon axing 18,000 jobs worldwide to slash costs

Mick Whelan

Laws to block industrial action could prompt longer rail strikes – union boss

A Ryanair plane

Airline shares take off after Ryanair raises profit guidance

Co-op coffinmakers on strike

Coffin factory staff walk out as industrial action enters fourth month

Manufacturing outlook

Third of UK firms experiencing worker shortages – ONS

Next sales figures

Next cheers better-than-expected Christmas but warns over tough year ahead

A waitress taking food from the pass to awaiting customers in a restaurant in Cardiff, Wales UK.

Service sector recovers in December but stops short of growth

A B&M store

B&M cheers strong Christmas sales as shoppers seek out bargains

A Greggs vegan sausage roll

Greggs sees sales surge despite several price rises