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AshFord Arms

Heineken to create more than 1,000 new jobs in £39m pub investment plan

Rows of houses

UK house prices expected to rise modestly over 2024, says Halifax

London skyline

PwC and EY fined for audits of failed minibond firm LCF

BP profits

BP profits miss forecasts as it plans £1.6bn cost-cutting

Flats against the skyline

Average house price could be £61,500 higher by end of 2028, forecast suggests

Baby Reindeer stars Jessica Gunning and Richard Gadd

Baby Reindeer success comes amid jump in subscription spending – Barclays

A woman in the rain

Early Easter and bad weather contribute to drop in spring retail sales figures

The First Direct website

First Direct relaunches its offer of £175 to switch current account

Signage at a rail station warning of strike action

Fresh strikes by train drivers to cause more disruption for rail passengers

Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves: Government’s message of improving economy ‘deluded’

The Grangemouth refinery

UK and Scottish governments ‘sleepwalking’ on future of Grangemouth refinery

Aslef flag on picket line

Industrial action to cripple railways as union calls strikes and overtime ban

Fuel pumps

Fuel prices up 10p per litre since start of year

Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales

Talks over Tata steel plans have broken down, say unions

City stock

FTSE hits new record as global stocks buoyed by US interest rates hopes

HSBC building

HSBC fields anger from pensioners amid plans to scrap bankers’ bonus cap