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Lidl festive sales

Christmas jumper proves hit for Lidl as festive sales rise

Shoe Zone

Shoe Zone returns to profit after shutting stores

Protests erupted in Glasgow as world leaders discussed climate change last year

Climate change ‘overtakes pandemics as biggest global concern’

Christmas puddings

UK Christmas supermarket sales exceed expectations to reach £7.1bn in two weeks

A Very parcel

Demand for games consoles boosts Very’s Christmas sales

The DFDS ferry Cote d’Opale arrives at the Port of Dover in Kent

Britons could ditch long-haul holidays for greener Europe getaways – ferry boss

London skyline

Robert Walters sees record December amid ‘fierce’ competition for talent

A Games Workshop store

Profits slip at Games Workshop after cost increases

A British Airways plane

At least 600,000 people cancelled December flights from Heathrow

A woman holding a small dog

Energy firm apologises after telling customers to ‘cuddle pets’ to keep warm

A Post Office

Record £801m withdrawn at Post Office counters over Christmas period

Boxing Day sales

Retail spending bounces in December despite Omicron spread

Former Big Issue seller Philip Waltham

Former Big Issue seller now runs multimillion-pound fashion firm

Passengers traveling on the London Underground (James Manning/PA)

Tube workers vote to strike over jobs, pensions and conditions

Shareholder dividends

FTSE outperforms global peers as banks put brakes on fall

People queuing at Wilko (Danny Lawson/PA)

Wilko planning to close stores

An estate agent's window

Fixed and variable mortgage rates are on the rise, analysis finds

A Rolls-Royce car badge

Money accumulated during pandemic helps Rolls-Royce hit record sales