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Plans to tax disposable nappies ‘untrue’ says Number 10

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Ryanair launches 14 new routes from London aiports

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Common mistakes that could make your home or car insurance void

House rooftops

Number of home-buyer mortgage approvals slumps to one-year low

Cats

Pet shop Jollyes plans 20 new sites after locked down Britons buy animals

Bunzl

Bunzl notches up higher profits despite facing supply chain woes

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GSK and SK Bioscience start late-stage trial of Covid-19 vaccine

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Consumers to demand drinks cans should be ethically sourced, ex-minister says

Electricity pylons

Ofgem launches £450m fund to encourage green innovation

Cuprinol Shed of the Year entrant

Super sheds built across UK as online retail boom sparks warehouse demand

Ye Olde Hob Inn, Bamber Bridge

Heineken’s pub arm Star reveals £38m investment programme

Ships at port

Government urged to make tackling ‘insane’ shipping prices top priority

Lorries on a motorway

Government wants employers to invest in UK workforce amid HGV driver shortage

Toy companies look to increase prices to limit damage done by extreme shipping costs. (WOW Toys/PA)

Christmas toys price hike expected, warns industry boss

ATM use

Thousands of ATMs switched off and not replaced during pandemic, warns Which?

An HGV lorry on the M4

Government wants employers to invest in UK workforce amid HGV driver shortage

Tesco HGV

Government considers early review in bid to tackle HGV driver shortage

Jerome Powell

Bulls pile into miners and oil following US Fed speech