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‘HMRC denied banks access to data that could have prevented Covid loans fraud’

London

Natural resource companies continue to weigh on FTSE

HSBC branch closures

HSBC to close 69 more bank branches

Wine bottles

Virgin Wines impacted by ‘significant’ increases in labour and energy costs

Ed Miliband

Government ‘all over the place’ on the future of fracking, MPs hear

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Sunak under pressure from Tory and opposition MPs to deal with cost of living

A woman using a laptop

61% annual increase in people taking out debt relief orders in February

An HSBC bank sign

Which HSBC branches are set to close?

Commuters on London Bridge

Unemployment falls below pre-pandemic levels but pay growth hit by inflation

Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss

Virgin Atlantic reports strong bookings despite cost-of-living pressures

H&M signage

H&M sales accelerate as pandemic rebound continues

A selection of credit cards

Interest-free periods on credit cards are getting longer, analysis finds

A petrol pump

Average cost of filling family petrol car exceeds £90

Russian Standard vodka

Luxury exports to Russia banned as tariffs hiked on imports including vodka

National Lottery stock

Allwyn pledges ‘fresh life’ for Lottery as preferred applicant to take over

Someone filling in a self-assessment form

Self-assessment taxpayers warned to watch out for bogus refunds and cash demands

A branch of Wilko

Wilko apologises after telling staff they could attend work with Covid

Close up detail of a gas boiler

Poll shows worries about energy – and support for green measures to cut imports