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EV charging points at Rugby services

Experts warn electric vehicle rollout could slow due to lithium shortage risks

An HSBC branch

HSBC confirms dividend as first-half profits more than double

A plane

Meggitt agrees £6.3bn takeover by US firm Parker-Hannifin

Coins

Square agrees to £21 billion deal for buy now, pay later firm Afterpay

Sunset Studios plan

Plans for £700m Hertfordshire film and TV studios with 4,500 jobs

Apples

UK’s second biggest apple grower bought for £15.7m

Bank of England

Bank set to hold interest rates, but policymakers split on inflation threat

Budget 2020

UK ‘closing in on agreement’ with New Zealand in trade talks – Truss

An illustration of the SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first Nasa astronauts to the surface of the moon under the Artemis programme

Bezos loses appeal over Nasa’s plans to use Musk moon lander

Summer weather July 27th 2021

Damp squib for investors as FTSE falls on final day of July

Coronavirus – Mon May 3, 2021

Scientists voice ‘concern’ over rise in foreign travel this summer

Victoria’s Secret UK enters administration

Lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret UK goes into liquidation

A Monzo bank card

Watchdog probes Monzo over money-laundering rules

People wearing masks outdoors

Shapps: Good idea for workers to be fully vaccinated before return to office

Frasers Group financials

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group set for ‘upbeat’ update after reopening stores

milk bottles

Dairy giant Arla warns of summer milk supply crisis due to driver shortage

A ScotRail sign

Workers at three rail companies set to take industrial action

University of Cambridge graduation ceremony

Pearson aims for subscription market with ‘all-you-can-eat’ textbook plan