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A smart meter next to an energy bill.

Biggest jump in domestic energy bills in living memory comes into effect

Manufacturing

Manufacturing growth slows to worst point in 13 months

Another RMT strike at TPE

Fresh rail strike to cause disruption to services

City of London

Sanne sees revenue grow despite takeover ‘distractions’

New Creme Eggs

Public warned over scam messages claiming to offer free Cadbury chocolate

Offshore wind farm

Provisional approval granted for ‘subsea superhighway’ energy link

Taxpayers’ money at risk

Top investment director flew on Greensill’s private plane, officials say

The P&O Ferries vessel European Causeway

Grant Shapps unveils plan to make P&O Ferries ‘fundamentally rethink’ sackings

Crypto deadline

Fears mount over Crypto firm exodus as deadline approaches

An e-scooter rider is spoken to by a police officer

Robust regulations needed around e-scooters, say insurance bodies

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Economists voice surprise at lack of support for poorest families from Sunak

Star Trek: the Video Game – Science Museum

UK spending on video games reached record amounts in 2021

Wind farm

Johnson hints at energy plans ahead of delayed strategy

Royal Mail vans

Royal Mail warned of strike action in ‘fire and rehire’ row

Coronavirus – Thu Mar 17, 2022

Business confidence plunges in Scotland as war and inflation pressures mount

Sunday Morning

Government under pressure from Labour and economists on cost of living squeeze

City of London stock

Commodity stock gains help FTSE keep head above water

A worker in a field of bedding plants

Tesco pledges to remove all peat from bedding plants by 2023