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Ban pre-payment meter installations through court warrants – campaigners

Social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, displayed on a mobile phone screen

More than 1.6 million social media accounts are owned by underage children

Smart meter

Ovo joins scheme to pay customers to cut their energy usage

Shell to acquire Nature Energy

Shell to buy renewable gas producer in £1.7bn deal

Coronavirus

European markets downbeat as China unrest fuels global concerns

Revolution Beauty products

Revolution Beauty hires new boss amid ongoing audit investigation

Energy costs

National Grid will not trigger plan to help reduce blackout risk on Tuesday

Beer pumps in a Marston's pub

Pub chain Marston’s reveals World Cup drinks boost as results delayed

BT van

BT announces plan for pay rise of up to 16% for all but highest paid staff

Store of Pre-Loved Sparkle

Black Friday ‘pre-loved’ focus was ‘right thing to do’, says eBay UK boss

A Black Friday poster in a shop window

Shopper footfall still down on pre-pandemic levels despite Black Friday boost

Energy costs

Electricity supplies tight as National Grid issues two separate notices

An HSBC UK branch

HSBC raises rate on savings account from 1% to 5%

IKEA

Ikea to hand workers 6% cost-of-living pay rise

Irish energy costs

National Grid considers tapping into new powers to avoid blackouts on Tuesday

Cars

Inchcape finance boss steps down after ‘incident’ where behaviour ‘fell short’

Energy prices

Financial watchdog reveals £49m pay-out over British Steel pension scandal

Travelodge stock

Travelodge cheers record quarter and upbeat over outlook despite cost crisis