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Twitter rolls out tips feature globally and adds support for Bitcoin

Bank of England

FTSE edges into red after Bank of England opens door for rate hike next year

BP

BP and Tesco close pumps and ration fuel as deliveries hit by driver shortage

Charging cable

EU wants to adopt a common charger for all smartphones to cut e-waste

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said the Government had 'interrogated' the process for protecting energy consumers after being warned by Ofgem

Kwarteng denies Government complacency over energy market turmoil

Tunnel segments wait to be loaded onto Florence – the largest ever tunnel boring machine used on a UK rail project – which is unveiled at the HS2 site in West Hyde near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire (Steve Parsons/PA)

‘Loss-making’ HS2 to be delayed by a decade, says Tory MP

The Nell Gwynne Tavern

‘Drink and food prices to rise due to soaring costs’ warns pub boss

A British Airways plane at Gatwick

British Airways scraps plans for Gatwick subsidiary after union talks collapse

Interest rates

Bank cautions over soaring prices and supply chain hit to growth

A freight train

Rail freight ‘has never been more crucial’ amid HGV driver shortage

A central heating thermostat

Cost of living crunch: What happens if your energy firm goes bust?

Shoppers in Canterbury

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers will set own contactless limits

A woman wearing a face mask passes a display of Christmas trees

Retailers warn of potential Christmas tree shortage

A Royal Mail van

Royal Mail sees costs rise but confident in profits thanks to parcel boost

Controls on a boiler

Bulb and Ovo take steps to deter new customers from joining

French Connection

French Connection in takeover talks after £29m approach

Empty supermarket shelves

UK food supply chain urges action to avoid panic buying to get through winter

Uber Eats delivery prepared

Uber Eats snatches Shell deal from Deliveroo to grow grocery business