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Shop prices

Shop price decline slows as rising costs filter through to consumers

Around one in five retirees has been the victim of a financial scam, a survey shows

Nearly a fifth of retirees say they have fallen for a financial scam – survey

Hospitality industry

Government launches hospitality council to guide sector recovery

A Halifax bank branch

Halifax and Bank of Scotland awarded ‘mental health accessible’ accreditation

A fishing boat at work in the English Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA)

French fury over decision on licences for boats to operate in UK waters

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson says crisis on petrol forecourts is ‘stabilising’

Oil rigs

European stocks slide after oil and gas prices leap further

A Virgin Atlantic crew member

Virgin Atlantic requires new flight crew to be fully vaccinated

Rural area

Young and low paid ‘face being priced out of rural and coastal areas’

An oil field

Oil will be the world’s number one energy source for decades – Opec

A Morrisons sign

Morrisons workers win key legal battle in equal pay fight

A Southeastern train

Train firm stripped of franchise over failure to declare £25m of taxpayer cash

Pub deal

Competition watchdog considers probe into Admiral takeover of Hawthorn pubs

More than 80% of UK mobiles and landlines will be able to use 159 at the outset

New fraud hotline for banks’ customers will stop scammers in their tracks

Irn Bru

Irn-Bru deliveries suffer from HGV driver shortage

A broadband logo

New broadband rules will make switching provider easier – Ofcom

Clydesdale bank branch

Hundreds of new claimants join legal action against Clydesdale bank over loans

Rentokil Initial

Rentokil lifts growth targets amid booming hygiene demand