LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

Woolworths closures

The Original Factory Shop enjoys profits surge amid high street recovery

Pounds and dollars

Pound falls to 37-year low as markets await announcement of new Tory leader

A room thermostat

Citizens Advice ‘helping more than two people every minute with crisis support’

Liz Truss

Liz Truss ‘strongly considering freeze for energy bills due to economic squeeze’

A new Bovis Homes development

Vistry agrees £1.25bn takeover of housebuilding rival Countryside

A man drinking a pint of beer

‘£20 pints not viable for pubs facing closure over soaring energy bills’

Velour tracksuit

Velour tracksuits and non-wired bras out as shoppers put lockdown behind them

A petrol pump

Petrol drivers still getting ‘raw deal’ despite record fall in pump prices – RAC

View Of Fireplace

Tenth of homeowners plan fires instead of central heating due to energy costs

Bank of England

Liz Truss: It would be wrong of me to countermand the Bank of England’s powers

A Stagecoach bus in Manchester

£2 cap on bus fares introduced

Government urged to support households and cut fossil fuel use as bills soar

‘Significant improvements’ needed to meet offshore renewable targets – report

Sharon Graham

Strikes involving thousands of workers could take place in coming months – Unite

A tourist takes a photo of the Acropolis in Athens

Athens beats eastern European favourites in budget city break rankings

Vauxhall investment

Energy crisis may force manufacturers to cut production or even close – study

Russia Europe Gas

Russia’s Gazprom keeps gas pipeline to Germany switched off

Avanti West Coast

Avanti managing director steps down

Builders

FTSE bounces back after bruising week, but builders suffer