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Aerial view of houses

House prices have jumped by nearly £7,000 in the space of a month

Whisky

Union starts Chivas Brothers strike ballot over ‘corporate greed’ pay freeze

View of Leon restaurant

Billionaire Issa brothers buy fast food chain Leon

Woman pulling pint behind bar in pub

PM urged to commit to road map’s reopening date for indoor hospitality

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Labour tells Sunak to stop ‘hiding’ and take ‘responsibility’ for Greensill deal

The FTSE rose above 7,000

FTSE 100 smashes 7,000 points for first time in 14 months

Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Labour demands explanation from Hancock over shares in NHS contract firm

Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Hancock accused of ‘cronyism’ over shares in family firm which has NHS contracts

Train tickets and cash

Flexible rail season tickets will offer 15% discount – report

A job centre (Philip Toscano/PA)

More than 200 jobs could be axed at car parts firm ‘due to Brexit and Covid’

Coronavirus – Mon Apr 12, 2021

Primark owner to unveil sales slump after months of closures

Steve Oliver CEO

MusicMagpie set for £208m London stock market float

An Ocado delivery an

Ocado eyes driverless deliveries with £10m investment in start-up Oxbotica

A KBC Bank branch in Dublin city centre

KBC Bank could leave Irish market as talks with BOI begin

China’s economic growth surged to 18.3% compared to a year earlier in the first quarter of this year as factory and consumer activity recovered from the coronavirus pandemic

China’s economy grows 18.3% in post-coronavirus recovery

Prince letters legal challenge

Cabinet Office adviser worked as Greensill director

Rows of houses

Many mortgage customers could be paying loyalty penalty, warns Citizens Advice

LSEG financials

FTSE 100 stops shy of 7,000 points in highest close for 14 months