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Hospitality firms saw Omicron hit in December as service sector growth slowed

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Petrol retailers not passing price drops on to customers, warns RAC

A Greggs store

Greggs boss reveals price rises and Covid issues ‘as bad as pingdemic’

A Next store

Next raises profit outlook again but warns of further price rises

A Poundland store

Poundland steps up expansion despite challenging retail conditions

Cars at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

New car industry suffers ‘bleak’ 2021 with limp recovery

B&M store

More than 24,000 B&M workers to get bonus after bumper Christmas

Distressed man at laptop

Which? demands stronger safeguards for online shoppers using ‘pay later’ deals

An old woman holding coins

Cancer sufferers find it hard to discuss financial impact of illness, says study

Christmas shoppers in Bristol

Omicron fears dampened last-minute Christmas retail boost, figures show

The sun sets at Uluru in the Northern Territory (Anthony Devlin/PA)

UK Government has not shown ‘strength’ in Australia deal negotiations – Labour

Energy prices

No imminent plans to slash energy bills, Downing Street says

City of London stock

FTSE rises again amid Omicron optimism while Wall Street falters

Theo Paphitis

Theo Paphitis’s Ryman chain hit by earnings loss for first time in 25 years

Coronavirus – Thu Feb 25, 2021

Suspend green energy levies while gas prices high, says former Tory minister

Sony Vision-S 02

Sony Vision-S 02 SUV shows technology firm is serious about becoming a car manufacturer

The empty concourse at Victoria railway station, central London

Rail firms defend decision to axe hundreds of trains

Google stock

German watchdog puts Google under closer anti-competition scrutiny