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Royal Mail vans

Royal Mail warns of ‘negative commercial impact’ of postal worker strikes

Passengers at Euston station in London (Yui Mok/PA)

London and Manchester mayors join forces to criticise reduction of train services

Nadhim Zahawi speaking

Chancellor to hold crisis talks with gas and electricity bosses

Samsung phones

New Samsung foldables expected to be unveiled

Scotland cost of living crisis

Households owe £1.3bn to their energy suppliers ahead of winter bill rises

The ITEA ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. (ASA/PA)

Ad for Father’s Day promotion featuring picture of Fred West banned

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