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Wealthier people ‘more likely to see lifestyle improvements during pandemic’

Fridays restaurant in Edinburgh

Fridays owner Hostmore warns over profits as costs rocket

Rishi Sunak

Sunak poised to U-turn on windfall tax to fund energy bills relief package

CBI annual dinner

Rishi Sunak set to announce windfall tax and possible energy bill grant

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Government to probe French billionaire’s BT stake over national security fears

A Covid testing centre

Serco ups profit outlook as it offsets hit from Covid-19 test and trace ending

A view of signage for the Ministry of Defence in Westminster, London (Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

MoD contractors drop standards and ‘squeeze’ workers to increase profits

Amazon-Shareholders Meeting

Amazon shareholders vote against audit of warehouse working conditions

Cabinet Meeting

Sunak set to announce help for the poorest to cope with cost-of-living squeeze

Downing Street partygate

Anger at finding of ‘unacceptable’ treatment of security and cleaning staff

City of London

FTSE back in the green as SSE shines

Coronavirus – Mon Apr 12, 2021

JD Sports boss Cowgill steps down after 18 years in charge

Bottles of beer

No threat to bottled beer supply because of glass shortage, says industry chief

Severn Trent

Severn Trent launches £30m fund to help extra 100,000 households with bills

Fuel pumps

Petrol prices exceed £1.70 per litre for first time

Water bills

Water regulator calls on firms to support customers as half face struggle to pay

Power lines

SSE reports profit jump and highlights investment as talk of windfall tax intensifies

Technology stock

UK App Store economy saw record growth in 2021, Apple says