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Rishi Sunak

‘Think carefully’ about Russian investments, Sunak warns businesses

Interest rates

Bank mulls rate hike amid inflation dilemma caused by Ukraine conflict

A gas hob burning on a stove (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Energy bills increasing 14 times faster than wages, TUC claims

A sign in Paternoster Square outside the London Stock Exchange

European markets climb on reports over Ukraine talks progress

Cigarettes in a British American Tobacco worker’s shirt pocket

British American Tobacco to withdraw from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

House building

Housebuilder Berkeley recouping rising costs from booming property market

Graduates

US investor Apollo mulls bid for education publisher Pearson

Cineworld jobs

Cineworld recovery set to accelerate as blockbusters return to screens

Fuel pumps

Drop in wholesale fuel costs gives hope to drivers of pump price relief

Someone using a bank card

People who are tricked by pet-related scams ‘lose £1,400 on average’

Google

UK and EU watchdogs launch competition probes into Google and Meta over ads

A TransPennine train crosses Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Rail strikes continue in disputes over pay and rosters

People head to work

Economy erased Omicron hit in January ahead of Russia’s war

Payment card and laptop

More than half of young people ‘have been targeted by fraudsters’

Passengers at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow passenger numbers remain nearly 50% down on pre-virus levels

Goods arrive in UK

Russian goods flooded UK at unprecedented rates in month before war

Age UK research

Energy cost rise to leave quarter of older households in ‘fuel stress’ – charity

Courier firm Hermes is changing its name to Evri

Hermes to change its name and invest millions in couriers’ pensions