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Third of parents ‘plan to take on extra work or avoid time off this Christmas’

Mel Stride

Rishi Sunak must cut taxes to counter cost of living crisis, says Mel Stride

UK impact tech firms including Octopus Energy, saw valuation surge over the past year

Impact technology firms see investment surge as values hit £50bn

Cars

Tribunal to decide on motorist class action lawsuit against shipping cartel

HGV lorries on the M4 motorway near Datchet, Berkshire

Demand for HGV drivers ‘to soar over next four years amid online retail boom’

EasyJet plane

EasyJet to reveal £1bn losses after Covid travel curbs

Black Friday sales

Black Friday spending soars to beyond pre-Covid levels

Coronavirus

FTSE hit in global Black Friday stock market collapse

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More than £85bn wiped off London shares in rout sparked by new Covid strain

Black Friday 2021

Retailers on track for record Black Friday as shoppers hit high streets

ScotRail train

ScotRail revenues down by more than £100m amid pandemic

EasyJet plane

EasyJet to reveal £1bn losses after Covid travel curbs

A British Airways plane

Travel sector fury over restrictions for arrivals from southern Africa

Lidl staff pay

Lidl GB chief Christian Hartnagel to step down next year

Shopper with bags

Shoppers forecast to spend almost £9bn on Black Friday

SCS

Early Christmas shopping hits sales at sofa specialist ScS

A woman being tested for coronavirus

Covid variant fears spook markets as FTSE plummets

Extinction Rebellion Protest at Amazon's Dunfermline Distribution centre

Extinction Rebellion targets Amazon warehouses in Black Friday blockade