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Restaurants and bars ‘lost average of £10,000 in week before Christmas’

Anglo American

Anglo American confirms discussions for partnership on Brazilian mine

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Lockdown savers ‘have spent around fifth of their cash pots on average’

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Financial protection of holidays more important due to Covid – survey

Britons claim they cannot afford to save

Families face ‘cost-of-living catastrophe’ in 2022, says think tank

Energy prices

Price rises that overwhelmed energy suppliers to hit consumers in 2022

Thurlestone beach in Devon

Prime housing markets outside London put in best price performance since 2010

A HS2 worker

HS2 boss heralds ‘incredible momentum’ for 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng met with energy firms and the regulator on Monday

Kwarteng and energy firms agree need to protect customers from gas price hike

Boxing Day sales

Numbers of Boxing Day shoppers 41% below pre-pandemic levels, figures show

Sir Richard Branson

Vaccines are the route to recovery, not lockdowns, says Branson

ScotRail train

Christmas travel hit by staff shortages, planned closures and industrial action

Boxing Day sales

London’s West End sees in-person Boxing Day shopping fall 44% from 2019

A KFC sign

Brands must adapt to ‘serious threat’ of being called out by ‘woke’ generation

Faded signage on a closed bank

Nearly half of banks’ branches ‘have been lost since 2015 or are set to shut’

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Government told to ‘show more urgency’ in fighting rising energy prices

England fans hold up a banner asking for Jack Grealish’s shirt

From Bridgerton wisteria to Squid Game boiler suits: What we bought in 2021

A Burger King sign

Burger King snaps up 12 restaurants from franchisees