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Cars on the A2 in London

High demand for travel during first Christmas getaway in two years

Christmas shoppers

More than 35,000 retailers in financial distress as Omicron pressure mounts

Energy companies stress test

Price rises that overwhelmed energy suppliers to hit consumers in 2022

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Intel apologises for asking suppliers not to use products from Xinjiang region

Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty’s US arm Communities to pay £49m after pleading guilty to fraud

Paddy Power shop

Flutter takes bet on Italian market with £1.62bn deal to buy Sisal

Closed pub

More than 400 pubs vanish in England and Wales in 2021

Car manufacturing

UK car production sees ‘worst November performance since 1984’

Energy bills

Energy bills set to skyrocket even more, suppliers warn

Autumn weather Nov 23rd 2021

FTSE shrugs off GDP downgrade as Omicron study boosts markets

Electricity pylons

Energy suppliers granted £1.8 billion for taking on customers from failed firms

A train passenger

Rail passenger numbers plummet following Omicron outbreak

ASA rulings

Cryptocurrencies and fan tokens: the key questions

Quiet Oxford Street

London shopper footfall slumps before Christmas amid Omicron spread

The container ship Vuoksi Maersk is loaded at the Port of Felixstowe, in Suffolk

Danish shipping giant Maersk acquires Hong Kong-based firm in £2.7bn deal

A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-214 plane

EU approves £2.2bn rescue plan for Air Portugal

A British Steel sign

Financial advisers told to prepare for payouts to British Steel pension savers

Diners and staff at an outdoor restaurant

UK economy sees steeper slowdown in third quarter before Omicron impact