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Smithfield Market Christmas meat auction

London’s Smithfield Market at risk of closure after more than 800 years

David Black

Ofwat boss denies failing to regulate water firms despite huge debts

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Premium Bonds prize fund rate to reduce from the January 2025 draw

Topps Tiles shopfront

Topps Tiles cautions over costs as profits slump on weak home improvement market

A view of Canary Wharf

Top bankers to access bonuses quicker under plans to relax City rules

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Scams warning issued by HMRC ahead of self-assessment deadline

A Marks Electrical van outside a store

Mike Ashley’s Frasers buys £3m stake in Marks Electrical

Macquarie bank sign outside their Sydney office in King Street

Macquarie fined £13m by City watchdog after fake trades

A aerial view of houses in Leverstock Green, near Hemel Hempstead

Major bank to cut mortgage rates from Wednesday in ‘bold move’

AO founder and chief executive John Roberts standing in front of an AO World delivery van

AO World boss warns over price increases to offset £8m Budget blow

A team of colleagues around a table in a meeting room

Number of women in top positions on FTSE 250 boards falls, study shows

An FCA office

UK’s financial watchdog is ‘incompetent’ and ‘dishonest’, MPs and peers claim

Virgin Atlantic boss Shai Weiss

Virgin Atlantic boss says he never meets BA chief alone over ‘dirty tricks’ fear

A Halffords store front

Halfords warns it may raise repair garage prices after £23m cost hit from Budget

A pile of banknotes

Some shoppers more inclined to carry cash due to card and phone payment issues

Coins coming out of a Scottish flag purse

New coalition calls for ‘overhaul’ of Scotland’s devolved taxes

The sun setting behind a coal-fired power station

Call for fair, ambitious climate plan as UK emissions-cutting targets at risk

Shona Robison in the Scottish Parliament debating chamber

Robison advised to ‘bank’ some of Budget spending boost ahead of tough choices