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Bank of England

Bank of England names Huw Pill as new chief economist

Homeworking set-up

Quarter of office workers would take pay cut for permanent homeworking – survey

Contactless payments

Britons splash out over bank holiday weekend as card use hits 21-month high

A job centre

Job vacancies surge, say recruiters

Jameson whiskey

Jameson owner Pernod Ricard sees profits jump as restrictions ease

John Flint

Former HSBC boss to lead new UK infrastructure bank

WH Smith store

Travel recovery lifts WH Smith sales ahead of targets

Cargo ships in port

Manufacturers shrug off shortages to beat expectations in August

A KPMG sign

KPMG accused of providing ‘false and misleading’ information to audit watchdog

The 888 website

888 to beat revenue and earnings targets after UK betting boom

National Grid

National Grid’s £7.8bn electricity deal given green light

Estate agents' boards

House prices jumped by nearly £5,000 month-on-month in August

Summer weather June 16th 2021

Bosses fear supply chain disruption as one of top threats to growth – poll

An easyJet plane

Holidays now available on buy now, pay later app

Supermarket sales

Fall in shop prices slows as supply chain disruption hits retail costs

Firth of Forth oil platform operation

Invest in new oil fields, says trade body

Heathrow airport

Markets end August in the red as travel stocks drop

Michael O’Leary

‘Never a better time’ to book a winter break – Ryanair