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Starbucks quits Russian market in wake of invasion of Ukraine

Passengers wait at Waterloo station

Threat of national rail strike looms as ballot closes over pay and jobs

Boris Johnson visit to Kent

Boris Johnson ‘not attracted’ by new taxes as he promises cost-of-living help

A row of brightly coloured houses

Average house price 70 years ago ‘was around £56,000 in today’s money’

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Hybrid working on the rise as fewer staff work purely from home

Commuters and a ScotRail train

Train passengers hit out as ScotRail timetable changes come into effect

Edinburgh Waverley station

Train driver demands for 10% pay rise ‘unsustainable’, says Scotrail boss

HSBC

HSBC suspends senior banker over claims climate warnings are ‘shrill’ – reports

Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster’s Grosvenor swings back to profit

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UK on brink of beer bottle shortage amid rising costs, warns wholesaler

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Clearview AI fined £7.5m by watchdog and ordered to delete UK data

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UC uplift will not be brought back to help with cost of living, says minister

Moonpig cards and gifts

Moonpig snaps up gift experience firm Buyagift for £124m

Ted Baker

Ted Baker picks suitor, but reveals private equity bidder bows out

Kingfisher financials

B&Q owner posts ‘resilient’ trading as supply issues ease

Onshore wind farm

Net zero could help communities lacking investment, think tank says

The average price tag on a home has reached a record high for the fourth month in a row, jumping by £7,400 in May, according to Rightmove (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Average price tag on a home at record high for four months in a row

The changing face of the high street

High street retailers pay 755% more in rates than online rivals – research