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Marks and Spencer store

Fashion shoppers return to M&S as retailer hails ‘strong’ Christmas

A Halfords sign

Halfords sales ease as Omicron keeps shoppers away

A branch of All Bar One

Drinker numbers drop over Christmas at All Bar One owner due to Omicron

The KPMG offices in Lanyon Place, Belfast

‘Demand for staff continuing to grow’

An elderly lady adjusting her thermostat at home

Energy bill rise ‘could trigger national emergency for millions of older people’

Laptop stock

Facebook and Twitter ‘failing to tackle fake review factories’

Bank of England

No ‘convincing case’ for digital Bank of England currency, says Lords committee

Domestic heating systems plans

Gas grid ready for 20% hydrogen blend from next year

London skyline

FTSE hits two-year high as miners drag index up

Johnson Matthey has revealed plans to close its battery materials arm after failing to secure a sale (Johnson Matthey)

Johnson Matthey to close battery division in blow to 430 staff

A branch of NatWest

Fifth of people not visited bank branch since before pandemic – survey

The Port of Belfast

‘Pipeline of potential Northern Ireland investors has never been stronger’

Wessex Water

Water firm cuts sick pay for non-jabbed staff

Commuters in Canary Wharf underground tube station

Recruiter PageGroup upgrades profits again amid hot labour market

Dunelm

Dunelm ups profit outlook but warns of price rises as costs jump

A lit stove top

Centrica chief executive warns high energy prices could last two years

Premier Inn sign

Around 3,000 Whitbread employees off work amid Omicron staffing woes

Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s profits to beat targets after bumper Christmas