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Andrew Bailey

Bank of England chief welcomes review of remit before meeting new Chancellor

Beavertown cans

Heineken snaps up control of craft brewery Beavertown

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Chancellor warns banks of higher government borrowing to ease energy crisis

Insolvencies

Tens of thousands of firms at risk of failure over spiralling energy bills

A pregnant woman and her husband

Parents ‘particularly likely to have made cutbacks amid rising living costs’

Postal strike

Royal Mail workers to stage fresh strikes over pay

London skyline

M&C Saatchi profits slip as it books £8.4m costs fighting takeover

Housing Construction – Stock

Barratt posts record profits but adds to signs of cooling housing market

Halfords stock

Cost-of-living crisis creating risk to road safety, warns Halfords boss

A branch of WH Smith

WH Smith’s high street chain remains under pressure after Funky Pigeon cyber hit

Estate agents' boards

Average UK house price hit record high of £294,260 in August, says Halifax

Gordon Brown with other officials

Donation initiative expands to help more than 50,000 across Scotland

A wheelchair access button

‘Severe impact’ of rising living costs on disabled households highlighted

A woman looking stressed

Cryptocurrency scam warning issued by ombudsman service

Banned ad

Ads for pubs and nightclubs banned for encouraging excessive drinking

An oil platform

Domestic energy spend to top £100bn after October price rise, report estimates

Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm

Oil and gas trade body calls for more offshore wind

A view of turbines at Whitelee Windfarm in East Renfrewshire

Public backs wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills, poll suggests