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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

A Wagamama restaurant sign

Wagamama owner burning through £5.5m each month of Covid closures

Jan du Plessis

BT chairman Jan du Plessis quits prestigious £700,000-a-year job

Daily Mirror

Profits tumble at newspaper publisher Reach as print hit by Covid-19

A Bank of Ireland branch

Bank of Ireland to close 103 branches

Horse racing

Ladbrokes owner throws another £80m at bid for Swedish online gambler

A Bunzl van

Bunzl profits from switch to pandemic-related products

Coronavirus vaccination centre

Budget: £1.65bn boost to help get every adult vaccinated for Covid this summer

A Halfords store sign

Profit set to double as bike sales lift Halfords

Rail fare rises are always a controversial issue (Ben Birchall/PA)

Key questions answered on rail fares rise

A solar panel

Insurance and pension giant Aviva targets net-zero emissions by 2040

Notonthehighstreet

Notonthehighstreet boss warns online sales tax would be a mistake

Coronavirus – Thu Jan 28, 2021

Almost 12,000 licensed premises closed for good since start of 2020

Insolvency figures

Insolvency Service payouts hit 10-year high of £453m in 2020