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Spring weather Mar 1st 2021

FTSE just shy of 7,000 as strong trading updates drive market surge

Coronavirus vaccination

Running NHS closer to full capacity ‘made UK’s Covid response more expensive’

Lord Frost

EU tells UK it will not renegotiate terms of Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal

Bank of England

Bank of England vows action after report reveals poor racial diversity

Lord Frost

Frost sets out ‘significant’ reforms to Northern Ireland Protocol

Establo Lounge in Littlehampton

Loungers boss condemns ‘shambolic’ Government messaging over Covid passports

Spending by businesses survey

Nichols profits soar as Vimto sales bound

A message to self-isolate

Food supply chains starting to fail over ‘pingdemic’, meat industry says

Wickes store

Wickes sales jump as generation rent and new homeowners turn to DIY

M&S shop

Enforcement of EU trade rules threatening M&S operations, chairman warns

Sold sign

Record house sales in June amid ‘frenzied rush’ to beat stamp duty deadline

A gold coin

Gold rush and demand for David Bowie coins boosts Royal Mint

Kwasi Kwarteng

Gupta should keep Liberty Steel despite ‘opaque financing’, minister says

A shadow of a man with a clenched fist

More than 1,000 modern slavery victims helped to access bank accounts

A message to self-isolate on a smartphone

No 10 contradicts minister to say it is ‘crucial’ to self-isolate when pinged

A British Gas sign

British Gas dispute ends as workers accept improved pay deal

An aerial view of homes

Homeowners can lock into new sub-1% mortgage deal for five years

HMV sign

HMV commits to high street with plans for 10 new stores