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Cineworld cinema

Cineworld to pay £122m to dissenting shareholders after Regal takeover

Government extends working hours for lorry drivers

GDP growth slows to a trickle as ‘pingdemic’ and materials shortages bite

A self-isolation message.

Economic recovery stalled in July but autumn could be rosier, economists say

Pizza

Franco Manca owner says sales 27% ahead of 2019 as diners return after lockdown

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert

Covid vaccine scientist wins prestigious business award

Money

WWF: Government should stop British banks funding deforestation

Summer weather Jun 8th 2021

FTSE lags behind global market as miners struggle

A piggy bank being smashed

Social care levy ‘could affect family stability for those just about managing’

London stock

Insurance market Lloyd’s swings back to profit

KPMG sign

KPMG sets target for nearly a third of senior staff to be working class

London commuters

Employers warned not to neglect workplace pensions duties as economy recovers

A Lloyds Bank branch

Current account customers offered £100 to switch to major bank

A easyJet plane taking off

EasyJet to ask shareholders for £1.2bn after rejecting takeover bid

Furlough drops in July

Some 1.6 million remained on furlough as scheme wound down

A McPlant burger, fries and a drink

McDonald’s launches first plant-based burger in UK and Ireland

A Morrisons sign

Morrisons warns lorry driver shortage will push up prices

Coronavirus

Sharp rise in businesses that struggle to find staff

An Amazon fulfilment centre

First Irish Amazon warehouse creates 500 jobs