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Coffin at a funeral

Dignity unveils turnaround plan as profits hit by falling death rate

Persimmon Homes site

Aviva and Persimmon agree to leasehold changes amid watchdog probe

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng

HMRC will not aggressively pursue struggling firms over Covid debts – minister

Lex Greensill giving evidence to Treasury Committee

Greensill Government-backed loans ‘went to Gupta-linked companies’

Postmaster Ahmed Butt holding the new £50 banknote

Alan Turing £50 banknote arrives at Post Office near where codebreaker worked

Passengers board plane

Malta and Balearic Islands ‘could be added to green travel list’

The Apple App store app on an iPad

Apple launches defence of App Store amid competition concerns

City of London scenes

UK firms hit by record cost inflation as rapid growth cools slightly

A garden sprinkler

Gardens and being closer to family ‘are strong motivations for home movers’

Cars

Vertu hikes profit outlook but warns over new car supply woes

A British Airways plane

Travel sector holding day of action in response to restrictions

House building

Profits and costs rise at housebuilder Berkeley

Andrew Bailey holds a new £50 note

£50 note ‘has lost more than three-quarters of its buying power since 1981’

Alan Turing banknote

Alan Turing’s work continues to inspire scientists, says laboratory

Business optimism

Business confidence returns to positive territory for first time in three years

UN climate conference COP26

David Attenborough backs calls for ‘open and transparent debate’ on broadcasting

The FTSE 100 closed 27.72 points higher, or 0.39%, at 7,090.01 on Tuesday

FTSE rises after surge in factory output buoys London trading sentiment

Aviation minister Robert Courts

Travel firms claim minister’s withdrawal from conference is ‘symbolic’