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Dining out

Inflation sees largest rise on record after food and eating out costs surge

A Wagamama sign

‘Good progress’ at Wagamama owner after restaurants reopen

A Zara store

Zara owner shows rival H&M a clean pair of heels as sales rebound

Fever-Tree drinks

Fever-Tree fizzes on back of strong supermarket sales

An Eat Out to Help Out sign outside a restaurant

Inflation soars to highest since 2012 after Eat Out to Help Out impact

Primark

Primark pledges to make sustainable clothing ‘affordable to all’

A John Lewis van

John Lewis to recruit 7,000 temporary workers for Christmas period

Someone using their bank card

Scam victims being abandoned by banks, says Which?

A view of houses

Home insurance premiums ‘5.6% cheaper than a year ago’

Someone using a mobile phone

Spike in fraudsters tricking people into disclosing banking passcodes – HSBC

Tesco shoppers

Britons’ typical dream home revealed

Credit cards

Consumers’ eligibility for loans has increased, says credit checking company

Lorries

Supply chain problems will last into next year, says furniture seller Made

Stock prices fall

Tuesday blues sets in on markets as price rises continue to loom

Ofgem

Energy suppliers Utility Point and People’s Energy cease trading

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss (Leon Neal/PA)

Liz Truss bemoans ‘defensive’ trade attitude caused by EU membership

A person makes their way past the shop window of a Tui store in Eastleigh, Hampshire

End of furlough scheme will bring travel sector job losses to 100,000 – survey

Pound coins

Four in five people ‘would share the money after a significant win’