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Shoppers in London

Consumer confidence rose in July to end seven-month stretch of decline: survey

Royal Mail staff

115,000 postal workers to strike in call for ‘dignified, proper pay rise’

General view of HSBC’s UK headquarters

FTSE 100 edges higher as US markets brace for tell-tale inflation figures

Rishi Sunak

Sunak suggests he could offer hundreds of pounds extra in cost-of-living support

Waiter with champagne glasses

Workers claim they are losing hundreds of pounds in luxury hotel tips row

Liz Truss

Liz Truss refuses to commit to more cost-of-living support if she becomes PM

Liz Truss

Truss hits back at ‘declinist talk’ of Tory rivals

John Lewis

‘Great resignation’ among over-50s is driving up inflation, says John Lewis

Gas ring

New dire price cap warning as energy bills look set to hit £4,200 in January

Houses under construction

Housebuilding makes ‘solid return’ to pre-pandemic levels – industry body

IWG said the hybrid working trend pushed up its revenues

Hybrid working trend drives up IWG’s revenue but shares tumble

A Bellway sign

Bellway delivers record housing revenues but cuts selling price outlook

City stock

Holiday Inn owner IHG sees profits surge on travel bounceback

The Royal College of Nursing will ballot its members over strike action (Peter Byrne/PA)

Nurses to start voting next month on whether to strike over pay

Shoppers in a high street

Hot summer weather buoys retail sales as inflation pressure continues

London Stock Exchange

FTSE 100 reaches two-month high as US job confidence trumps UK recession fears

House of Zana faces legal action from Zara

Small fashion firm wins tribunal against Zara over ‘identical brand’ claims

Recycling stock

Veolia to sell Suez UK waste business for £2bn after watchdog concerns