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Winter weather Feb 14th 2021

Traders limp through another dull day with FTSE moving slowly

NatWest website

Cryptocurrency scam warning issued by bank

A woman drinks from a mug outside a hospitality venue

Food and drink firms buoyed as lockdown lifts but challenges remain – poll

A Pets at Home sign

Pets at Home sales soar after pandemic pet ownership boom

A £5 banknote was originally presented to former prime minister Harold Macmillan in 1957

£5 banknote presented to Harold Macmillan sells for £22,000

Dreams' head office

Dreams sold to Tempur for £340m

People in a pub

Lockdown easing means staff on furlough ‘falls to lowest level this year’

An Aviva branded flag

Aviva cheers highest general insurance sales for a decade

The Tate and Lyle sugar factory in Silvertown, east London

Tate & Lyle posts profit rise as sweetener giant mulls split

A gas cooker

PayPoint sets aside £12.5m amid Ofgem probe

Houses in north London

Cries for help from renters ‘are increasing as evictions ban due to lift’

Oil rig

Almost half of oil and gas firms expect shift to renewables soon, survey finds

HSBC billboard

HSBC pulls out of US retail banking market

A copy of the Daily Mail

Daily Mail owner sees profits slump as pandemic hits events and Metro sales

Firth of Forth oil platform operation

Oil giants fall short on climate ambitions – report

Cars

Car production increases but industry still faces challenges – SMMT

Uber and GMB union sign agreement

Uber signs ‘groundbreaking’ recognition deal with GMB union

London Skyline

Lacklustre day on FTSE leaves markets drifting