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UK firms

Pound tumbles further over intensifying economic fears

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Why are wind farms making massive profits because gas prices have soared?

Tanks of petrol from Russian company Lukoil

Russian oil chief dies ‘in fall from hospital window’

Boris Johnson visit to East of England

Johnson commits funding to Sizewell C nuclear plant to ‘get on’ with project

German airline Lufthansa has cancelled around 800 flights on Friday

Dozens of UK flights cancelled due to strike by Lufthansa pilots

Boris Johnson

Johnson: ‘Substantial’ cost-of-living support to be provided by next PM

A smart meter next to an energy bill

Charities warn of declining support capacity in face of ‘tsunami of need’

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard logos on smartphone and tablet

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard takeover faces further competition investigation

A Jet2 plane

Cash-strapped consumers opting for package holidays in tough times, says Jet2

A person using a laptop

Cost-of-living con artists targeting people with bogus deals and refunds

Patisserie Valerie

Patisserie Valerie to shut nine cafes amid ‘unprecedented challenges’

The Emirates Air Line cable car

New sponsor for London’s cable car to pay TfL a fraction of previous deal

A Barclays bank branch

Barclays pulls out of Africa after selling off Absa stake

A council tax bill

2.7m households yet to receive £150 council tax rebate at end of July

Money

Sales tumble 10% for small firms as cost crunch hits shoppers

Manufacturing plant

Manufacturing sector shrinks for first time since May 2020 as recession looms

US senator Bernie Sanders speaking during a Save London Transport rally at TUC Congress House, London

Bernie Sanders backs RMT and striking UK workers in fight against ‘oligarchs’

Stephen Fitzpatrick

Ovo founder unveils energy crisis plan and calls for urgent action