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Rolls-Royce shares plunge as chief executive quits

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Lloyds sees profits rocket to £6.9bn but reveals fraud hit

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Drivers warned to expect rise in fuel prices ‘soon’ as Russia invades Ukraine

Southeastern train

Go-Ahead to pay Government up to £81.3m for Southeastern failures

IKEA Hammersmith

Ikea opens doors on first UK high street small-format site

An oil platform in the North Sea

Climate advisers: Cut fossil fuel demand as best way to protect from high bills

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Macmillan to provide more cash for cancer sufferers struggling with rising bills

Supermarket fresh produce

Sell fresh uncut produce loose and without best before dates, report recommends

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‘Bogus credit card applications surged towards end of 2021’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer promises to harness the ‘white heat’ of technological change

Rishi Sunak

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘willing to make unpopular arguments’ on spending

Edinburgh council backs Airbnb-style rental powers

Edinburgh’s councillors back plans to control short-term lets in capital

London skyline

Shares tread water in London as Ukraine weighs on European markets

A wind farm

Investment figures should be ‘warning shot’ for UK, ScottishPower boss says

A faded sign on a closed bank

Fewer people living near major banks and building societies as branches shut

Shoppers in Belfast city centre

Northern Ireland ‘undersold’ in first round of City Deal funding

A car at the Mini factory in Cowley, Oxfordshire

Mini factory suspends production over semiconductor shortage

Petrol pumps

Fuel prices reach new highs due to Ukraine crisis