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Supermarkets

Locked-down Britons spend £15.2bn extra on groceries over past year – Kantar

Funeral hearse

Proposals to drive up standards around pre-paid funeral plans set out by FCA

Houses in Hexham, Northumberland

Average UK house price hit new record high in February – index

A Paddy Power shop

Paddy Power owner enjoys strong online boost from Covid-19

Ofgem sign

Energy supplier compensation bills for switching price protection failures

A gas hob

One million energy customers to get refunds after 18 firms broke switching rules

Tens of thousands of railway staff are being trained in understanding disabled passengers' needs, according to the rail regulator

Tens of thousands of rail staff to be trained to help disabled passengers

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed further Budget support packages for sectors impacted by the pandemic

Sunak to announce culture and sports support as Tory grandee warns of tax rises

Spending Review

Chancellor to launch £520m Help to Grow scheme for small UK firms

Japan Financial Markets

Global markets rally back as bond trading calms

One of the new commemorative coins, 95 of which will be given to 95 people turning 95 years old, to celebrate the 95th birthday of the Queen this year

Royal Mint gives coins to 95 people turning 95 in 2021 to mark Queen’s birthday

A person uses a laptop

Trustpilot gears up for potential £1bn London float

Boris Johnson

Budget will pave way for strong, jobs-led recovery – Johnson

Waterloo station concourse

Rail fare rises not justified, say commuters

A Morrisons employee holds a tray of shellfish

Morrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier Falfish

Rail passengers in England and Wales have been hit by above inflation fare rises despite the collapse in demand (Ben Birchall/PA)

Rail fares increased across Britain despite low demand for travel

A wallet with money

Households’ consumer credit borrowing shrinks at fastest rate on record

Brexit

UK factory output slows in February amid Brexit and Covid supply chain woes