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A Premier Inn

Premier Inn owner sinks to £1bn loss in year of Covid restrictions

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Fiction sales surge during Covid lockdown as Britons rediscover books

Dog walkers

People ‘three times as likely to have pet insurance as critical illness cover’

A Tesla sign

Tesla posts strong profit on back of electric vehicle sales

A Coral bookmakers shop

Entain puts forward improved offer for Australian Tabcorp’s wagering business

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Value of UK homes sold doubles to nearly £150bn in first 15 weeks of 2021

Scottish money

Venture capital investment in Scotland drops during start of 2021

British Airways

FTSE 100 rises as travel companies rally

Away Hostel

Hostelworld investors revolt over executive pay

City of London

Standard Life Aberdeen drops Es in rebrand to Abrdn

Hospitality industry

Pandemic-resilient companies employ higher-paid, higher educated staff – study

Shopping in Mayfair

Shopper footfall dips after initial reopening rush

Poundland

Poundland owner Pepco picks Warsaw over London for stock market float

Coronavirus funeral

Funerals firm Dignity starts search for new board roles following coup

Estate agents' signs

Number of homes selling for above asking price hits seven-year high

Students use laptop computers

Publisher Pearson sees growth from online learning

Post Office court case

Former Post Office boss quits boards of Dunelm and Morrisons

Models of people on coins

Growing size of inheritances ‘curbing social mobility for younger generations’