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A Hornby train set

Hornby sees losses widen, but reassures over stock for festive season

Dr Martens

Dr Martens shares slump after bootmaker warns over profit margins

A domestic gas hob

Shielding households from high energy bills set to cost Government £5bn a month

Royal Mail strike

We’re not budging, says union chief amid fresh 48-hour mail strike

A B&Q store

B&Q owner Kingfisher boosted by rising sales of energy efficiency products

Jet2 plane

Jet2 hikes annual earnings outlook after returning to profit

A CWU placard

Lecturers, teachers and Royal Mail workers strike in one of biggest walkouts

A baby's hand holding an adult's finger

Three in 10 single parents ‘have skipped meals due to rising prices’

Representatives from Surfers against Sewage protest against sewage discharges at an overflow pipe on Long Rock Beach in Penzance, Cornwall

Water firms releasing sewage into waterways during dry weather, campaigners say

Black Friday

Hundreds of counterfeit listings pulled from Instagram ahead of Black Friday

Lego minifigures

Toys that parents believe are most likely to stand the test of time revealed

Scottish money

Freeze business rates to ease burden amid costs crisis, Swinney urged

Transport Secretary Mark Harper

Transport Secretary says he will not negotiate with rail union boss

The pound jumps to more than 1.2 US dollars

Pound rebounds despite fresh recession fears

Bank of England

Bank chief says further interest rate hikes needed to control inflation

Rail Strikes

Wave of strikes set to be held across the country

Derek Quinlan

Former Claridges owner Derek Quinlan files for bankruptcy

Waitrose Christmas advert changed

Waitrose cuts sun tan scene from Christmas ad following complaints