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Government borrowing drops to £18.6bn in April

TRG

Wagamama owner braces for food costs to soar by 10%

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Grocery prices surge at fastest pace for 13 years

China Airbnb

Airbnb pulls out of China as country remains closed to tourists

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Backlog of consumer complaints being driven down, says financial ombudsman

Pet kittens

Pet insurers process record number of claims in 2021

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Fraud victims waiting ‘for long periods’ on bank phonelines to report crime

Windfall tax

Oil and gas industry calls on Johnson to reject windfall tax proposal

London Skyline

London’s shares lifted by miners and builders

Tube strike

Tube workers to stage strike amid dispute over job losses

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Wedding guests expecting to spend more this year

Interest rates

Governor Bailey says Bank of England not to blame for runaway inflation

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Households make fewer transactions but spending stays level as rising costs bite

Travellers at Waverley station

Train drivers’ union urges Nicola Sturgeon to intervene in ScotRail pay dispute

St Petersburg stock

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’