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M&C Saatchi continues to shun ‘derisory’ offer from rival

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Grocery price inflation hits new record to add £571 to average annual bill

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Shoppers reduce their spend at Ocado as cost of living bites

Wages lag behind inflation

Worker pay lags behind soaring inflation despite wage hikes – ONS

Port of Felixstowe strike

Felixstowe port receives notice of second strike in dispute over pay

Sainsbury’s

Supermarkets and high street chains to shut stores for Queen’s funeral

UK stocks

Falling gas prices and retail boost drives European markets higher

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Primark and John Lewis to shut stores on day of Queen’s funeral

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London hotel prices soar ahead of the Queen’s funeral

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‘Fiscal event’ still set for September, says Number 10

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More than 500 mortgage deals vanish from the market in the space of a month

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UK trade gap narrows but set to soar to ‘enormous proportions’, experts warn

A Hotel Chocolat shop in Victoria, London

Hotel Chocolat to shut US direct-to-consumer business

Maros Sefcovic

EU suggests Northern Ireland checks could be cut to ‘a couple lorries a day’

A man enjoys an ice cream

UK economy sees ‘feeble’ rebound in July amid heatwave and rising prices

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Boss who led Serco through decade-long turnaround to step down

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Severe disruption on Tube after power supply failure

Passengers queue to check-in at Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport, London

Heathrow passenger numbers boosted