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An estate agent's sign

Number of mortgage approvals to home buyers dips to lowest level in a year

Taiwanese bananas for sale are on display at a fruit stall in Taipei, Taiwan (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

China says it will block Taiwan’s bid to join trade group

Models wearing Quiz clothes

Quiz shares plunge as losses more than treble amid pandemic

A view of houses

Sub-1% mortgage deals up by 400% since June, research shows

In this August 18, 2021, file photo, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo

Japan prosecutors close case against American in Ghosn pay trial

A Foxtons branch

Foxtons to review pay policies following shareholder backlash

A closed sign on the forecourt of a petrol station in Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)

Johnson insists petrol crisis ‘stabilising’ as he prepares to save Christmas

Morrisons takeover

Morrisons takeover battle goes to auction showdown

An Upper Crust site

Upper Crust owner sees travellers return but sales still down on pre-Covid times

Construction workers at Hinkley Point

22,000 people across Britain working on Hinkley Point C power station

Credit cards and coins

Households ‘feeling downbeat about their financial outlook for next 12 months’

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