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Work on the UK's longest railway bridge ramped up this week as HS2 began producing 1,000 enormous concrete segments (Aaron Chown/PA)

HS2 ramps up work on UK’s longest railway bridge

Jo Whitfield

Co-op food chief executive steps back to help sons with exams

Amazon Fresh store

Watchdog tells Amazon to follow grocery supply rules

Homes being built

Detached new-build home registrations reach highest level since 2003

GSK financials

GSK vows ‘step change’ in growth as it presses ahead with consumer arm spin-off

A Dunelm store

Dunelm expects price increases to ‘accelerate’ as costs jump

Offshore wind farm

Auctions to fund renewables increased to every year to boost green energy

The badge on a Honda car

Honda’s sales and profits drop amid rising costs and chip shortages

A man looks at a Toyota car

Toyota sales slip due to computer chips crunch

Imperial Leather shower gels and creams

Carex owner sees sales ease off as pandemic demand slows

A Menzies Aviation worker guides a plane

John Menzies sees shares take off after rejecting £469m bid approach

Barratt development

Barratt to build more homes than expected amid robust demand

Dunelm

Dunelm cheers record trading as customers spruce up homes during pandemic

A bouquet of roses

Romance scam victims make payments over two months on average, bank finds

LV office

LV= and Royal London merger talks end

Someone on a laptop

Competition watchdog launches campaign to help shoppers spot rip-offs

View of homes

Average rents are now £744 per year higher than in March 2020, report finds

Brexit

Brexit sees firms suffer more costs, red tape and border delays, says watchdog