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Households ‘could be facing worst real incomes squeeze since 1970s’

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Electric car charging firm agrees to drop exclusive rights on motorways

Gender pay gap

Government launches pay transparency pilots as ‘stereotypes hold women back’

Clear bottle caps will be trialled by Muller and Waitrose (Muller)

Waitrose and Muller to scrap coloured caps on milk bottles in recycling trial

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European markets drop despite cutting losses as oil prices soar

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Nurses’ leaders call for ‘significant’ pay rise

Summer weather

Sanctions likely to push inflation up 1%, MPs told

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Choice of mortgage deals shrinks at fastest pace since May 2020

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Squeeze on households could tighten as gas prices soar 70% to record high

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Former energy minister leaves board of Russian metals giant as exodus continues

Fossil fuels

Oil price at highest since 2008 as Europe and US mull ban on Russian imports

Coins and notes

Amigo could restart lending within year as court prepares to rule on proposals

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Average UK house price ‘soars by 10.8% annually to hit record high of £278,123’

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UK employment recovers to pre-pandemic levels for first time, says research

Oil giant Shell has been criticised by Ukraine's foreign minister for making a purchase from Russia this week despite the invasion (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

Doesn’t Russian oil smell of Ukrainian blood, Kyiv minister asks Shell

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Fair distribution of pension wealth ‘must not be overlooked during divorces’

Russia Ukraine War Oligarchs

British businessman’s accounts frozen over suspected links to Russian oligarch

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Unison calls for action on Russian ships sanctions