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Hobby shop The Works warns of slowdown amid cost-of-living crisis

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House prices could fall as cost of living bites, Nationwide says

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Alcohol and tobacco sales boost retailers in April despite price hikes

South Western Railway

Consultancy Next Fifteen agrees deal for M&C after it rejected separate offer

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Iceland to introduce 10% discount for shoppers aged over 60

GfKs Consumer Confidence Index

Consumer confidence at lowest point since records began

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People with disabilities ‘have pension savings worth third of average pot’

Hinkley Point construction

Hinkley Point C delayed by a year as cost goes up by £3 billion

Sainsbury's petrol station

Sainsbury’s commits to remove Russian diesel from petrol stations

Supermarket shoppers

Markets slump on poor showing for retailers after Wall Street fall

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People to be able to make a lasting power of attorney completely online

Boris Johnson

No 10 denies blocking Treasury windfall tax to ease cost-of-living crisis

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Homeowner mortgage arrears remained low in first quarter of 2022

A member of staff carries a tray of food at Allerton Manor golf course in Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)

Legal protections for staff tips to be revived under proposed law

Recycling stock

Waste merger could push up council tax bills, competition watchdog warns