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An easyJet plane

EasyJet summer flight bookings ‘exceeding pre-Covid levels’

Shoppers

Retail sales wane in March as consumer confidence sinks – report

EuroMillions jackpot logo

New National Lottery operator warns Russian sanctions could hit business

Coronavirus

France outshines global markets as FTSE falls

Pret shop

Pret A Manger to open on island of Ireland

Restaurant chain Tortilla

Burrito chain Tortilla full of beans as sales momentum continues

Rishi Sunak

Pensions and benefits rise 3.1% but warnings remain over cost-of-living crisis

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty

What you need to know about Rishi Sunak’s tax row

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has been ‘very candid’ about his financial affairs, insists Eustice

The P&O Ferries port in Belfast

P&O Ferries resumes Scotland-Northern Ireland sailings

A smashed piggy bank

UK economic growth slows in February as cost-of-living crisis starts to bite

A British Airways Boeing 747 plane

Dozens of UK flights axed as airlines struggle with staff shortages

Passengers at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow records busiest month since start of pandemic

Elon Musk gestures while speaking

Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter’s board of directors

Travelodge stock

New design for Travelodge hotels revealed

Business confidence in Scotland

Scottish businesses expand at fastest pace in nine months, bank says

UK employment

Labour market grows at fastest pace in two years – report

Fracking

Energy giant offers to drill UK shale test site in bid to prove fracking is safe