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City of London

FTSE 100 passes 7,100 mark for first time since February 2020

Openreach worker

BT set to reveal falling profits but rosy broadband future

A person makes their way past the shop window of a Tui store in Hampshire

No ‘big increase’ in summer holiday prices ahead of green travel list – Tui

Call centre

Broadband call centre waiting times almost double during pandemic – Ofcom

Stock house building

‘Strong’ jump in construction activity as Covid restrictions ease further

BMW logo

Booming sales in China propel BMW to strong profits

David Cameron

David Cameron and Lex Greensill to appear before MPs

A Holiday Inn sign

InterContinental Hotels sees improvements in US and China

British Airways aircraft

British Airways owner calls on Government to be ‘ambitious’ on travel corridors

Shoppers outside a Primark store

Footfall on the up but will not return to pre-pandemic levels soon, figures show

A plane takes off

Air fares to Portugal soar ahead of green list announcement

Recession concerns

FTSE 100 reaches new 14-month high

Laptop

BT reaches goal of helping millions improve digital skills

Reach

Online performance boosts newspaper publisher’s profit expectations

Jean-Sebastian Jacques

Rio Tinto to go ahead with pay hike for ousted boss despite shareholder anger

A Tui plane

Holidaymakers offered £20 Covid tests

New Aston Martin SUV

SUVs drive spike in Aston Martin car sales

Bank of England

Britain set for best growth since Second World War, says Bank of England