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London skyline

Shares soar on first day of 2023 trading

Strike action warning sign

Industrial action set to cause more disruption as 2023 begins

Burbo Bank wind farm in front of sunset (Peter Byrne/PA)

Britain sees out the year with clean power records amid windy weather

Santander in London

Santander drops 2:1 requirement for graduate scheme

A sign at Waterloo station during a rail strike

How is each train operator affected by the latest rail strikes?

City of London skyline

Bank borrowing less attractive than since financial crisis, say major UK firms

A self-assessment form

5.7m people have less than a month left to submit their tax return

Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat agrees new Japan joint venture

Banknotes and coins

‘Painful’ ways in which people could end up paying more tax in 2023 highlighted

An Aldi supermarket

Aldi cheers record UK Christmas sales amid cost-of-living squeeze

Industry

Manufacturing sector hits 31-month low in new survey

Matteo Pichi

Poke House plans fundraise worth £44 million and eyes up Middle East

Cineworld in Birmingham

Cineworld denies talks with Odeon owner over sale of its cinemas

Industrial strike

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

Which? has released the results of its annual survey of beach and resort package holiday providers (Ben Birchall/PA)

Jet2holidays and Kuoni come out on top in Which? holiday provider survey

People looking in an estate agent's window

First-time buyer numbers fall 9% in 2022, says building society

Cost-of-living support

Low-income households set to receive new cost-of-living payments from spring

Shoppers

Retail footfall drops by more than a quarter in week after Christmas