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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the TUC congress in London

Starmer sets out plans to boost sick pay and increase job security

A Morrisons supermarket

Morrisons suitor reaches agreement with pension trustees

Gordon Lyons

High street voucher scheme to open on September 27

Christmas shopping

Quarter of consumers ‘have started Christmas shopping’ amid supply chain issues

Google offices

South Korea to fine Google £127m over smartphone operating systems block

An Ocado delivery driver and van

Ocado calls on Government to add HGV drivers to skilled shortage list

Commuters on London Bridge

Worker numbers bounce back to pre-pandemic levels as vacancies hit record high

JD Sports clothing

JD Sports delivers bumper profits after post-lockdown demand surge

A supermarket

Supermarket sales continue to fall as cafes take bigger slice of spending

Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer pledges full employment rights from day one in work

A mobile phone

‘Smishing’ text message scam attempts have risen dramatically, says Which?

Brighton beach

Post Office dealt with record amounts of cash during August staycations

Morrisons recycling bins

Morrisons to trial first ‘zero waste’ stores

Hydrogen fuelled vehicle

Hydrogen investment could bring 25,000 jobs, says trade body

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will set out the UK's new post-Brexit trade strategy

Liz Truss: UK needs to forge closer economic ties with Asia

Therese Coffey

Work and Pensions Secretary accused of getting figures wrong on Universal Credit

Coronavirus – Tue Jan 12, 2021

Royal Mail leads the way as markets bounce back from tough week

Therese Coffey

Cabinet minister Coffey ‘not aware’ of HMRC warning over health and care tax