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Maker of Chivas Regal fined £50,000 after engineer crushed in machine

City of London

European markets rebound as US shuts for Labour Day

Children

£3,129 a year needed to ‘give a child a foot on the property ladder at 18’

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Former Sainsbury’s boss returns to high street as chairman of New Look

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Virgin Media most complained-about telecoms provider – Ofcom

Climate change

Climate consequences of transatlantic flights ‘could cost economy £2,170’

London Metal Exchange reopens

London Metal Exchange reopens trading floor after 18 months

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State pension triple lock is unsustainable, says Treasury Committee chief

Egg, sausages and bacon being fried in a frying pan (Nick Ansell/PA)

‘Sausage war’ truce expected to continue as post-Brexit trade talks continue

Boris Johnson

Johnson sticks to his guns on social care reform plan

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Johnson faces Tory backlash over ‘stupid’ plan to increase National Insurance

The London skyline at dusk

Overseas investors ‘gearing up for return to UK property market’

Cruise liners and cargo ships (Steve Parsons/PA)

Global carbon price for large ships backed by maritime industry group

A couple walk past beach huts

Staycation boom leads to wider choice of holiday let mortgages

Coronavirus – Thu May 7, 2020

Global carbon price for large ships backed by maritime industry group

Construction

Growth slows among construction firms

Ikea staff

Ikea facing mattress shortages amid post-lockdown demand spike

A graduation ceremony

Cash incentives on student bank accounts ‘less generous this year’