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Man in fresh produce aisle

Waitrose to scrap best before dates on hundreds of products

Avanti West Coast train at Paddington station

Aslef denies strike plans as Avanti West Coast warns of more cancellations

Canterbury stock

Firms ‘treading water’ as rising prices slows business

Rail strikes

Train drivers’ strike ‘solidly supported’ as bitter dispute continues

Southeastern trains in sidings near Ashford railway station in Kent as members of the drivers union Aslef at seven train operators walk out for 24 hours over pay (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Train drivers’ strike brings fresh misery to rail passengers

Newly appointed head of UK Armed Forces, Chief of Defence Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

Defence head admits ‘teething problems’ in £26-billion Australia warship project

Tony Danker, Director-General CBI appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday Morning hosted by Sophie Raworth

UK businesses cutting China ties en masse amid tension with West, says CBI boss

Petrol pumps

Asda cuts fuel prices after major supermarkets accused of keeping costs high

Manuel Cortes stock

Rail workers’ union withdraws ballot over ‘bad faith’ changes to offer

LSE

FTSE ends week strongly as European GDP growth offsets inflation fears

Andrew Bailey

Bigger interest rate hike expected from Bank of England decision makers

Fuel prices

BP expected to report soaring profit days after Shell and Centrica slammed

LNER

Drivers’ strike to cause severe disruption to rail services

Rightmove app

Rightmove reports robust activity from home-hunters despite pressure on finances

Rail strikes

Strikes spreading amid discontent over pay and conditions

Credit cards

Credit card borrowing increased in June at fastest annual rate since 2005

Covid jab sales

AstraZeneca raises sales guidance on demand for Covid treatment

Japan Earns Sony

Sony’s profits rise by 3% despite trend away from gaming