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The banned ad

‘Fixing up the planet’ ads from Innocent drinks banned over green messaging

The M4 motorway

Drivers urged to ‘read the small print’ for insurance exclusions

An older woman holding a cup

Third of midlifers ‘providing financial support or unpaid care to loved ones’

A person holding coins

Retirement ‘guidance gap’ risks causing financial harm, think tank warns

Rishi Sunak

Government interest payments on borrowing soar as inflation rises

Insolvency costs

London and Moscow markets in the green after Putin orders troops into Ukraine

CBI annual conference

CBI chief tells Parliament ‘wrong time’ for tax burden to reach 70-year high

Nearly 40% of all board roles in the UK's top listed firms are now held by women, catapulting Britain into second place globally for female boardroom representation, a report has shown (Joe Giddens/PA)

Nearly 40% of FTSE 100 board roles now held by women – report

Ukraine – Russian tensions

‘Muted’ UK sanctions on Russia and what impact they have on UK businesses

Milk cartons

Morrisons sells own-brand milk in carbon neutral cartons in ‘UK supermarket first’

Cost of living

Consumers likely to face increase in loan sharks and doorstep energy sellers

Petrol pumps

Petrol prices expected to hit £1.50 a litre due to Ukraine crisis

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Foreign Office boosts support for Britons leaving Ukraine

Interest rates

More ‘modest’ rate hikes needed but uncertainty reigns, says Bank deputy

HSBC flagship branch on Queen Victoria St, London.

HSBC pays out £2.6bn in bonuses as profits more than double

Electricity pylons

HSBC makes environmental pledges for fossil fuel funds

London skyline

Oil prices surge and stock markets under pressure as crisis mounts in Ukraine

Estate agents' signs

House sales down by 10.6% in January compared with a year earlier