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A motorist fills up with petrol

Average cost of filling family car with petrol set to hit £100

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Government considers ‘radical’ measures to tackle smoking

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UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

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UK growth downgraded by OECD with stagnation expected next year

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Weak housebuilding demand drags on UK construction sector

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Italy strike causes more chaos for UK air passengers

High street shoppers

Marks Electrical ‘ready to weather cost-of-living crisis’

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Amazon says it prevented four billion bad listings in 2021

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Zara owner Inditex sees sales and profits rise despite Ukraine war hit

A WH Smith shop

WH Smith names former Direct Line boss Annette Court as chairwoman

An estate agent's sign outside houses

House prices hit record high in May but market shows signs of cooling

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Price of plane tickets to jump this summer, Wizz Air says

Rishi Sunak

Sunak reaffirms pledge to cut business taxes in the autumn

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Women ‘would need to work an extra 18 years to equal men’s pension pots’

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42% of buy now pay later customers ‘borrowed money to make repayments’

An image from the Vegan Friendly UK ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. (ASA/PA)

Vegan Friendly UK ad banned over graphic images of animals in distress

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Some mortgaged households set to see 3% reduction in disposable income this year

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on a picket line outside Oxford Street underground station in London during a strike by members of the RMT. Picture date: Tuesday March 1, 2022.

Rail union plans for largest industrial action in decades