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AshFord Arms

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

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

A ScotRail train

Workers on ScotRail to strike in dispute over role of guards

BP financials

BP set for slower first quarter profits and revenue amid lower oil prices

A railway station departures board

Train passengers face eight days of disruption

TGI Fridays sign

TGI Fridays operator Hostmore narrows losses after cost-cutting

A pint of lager in a pub

UK services sector grows at fastest pace for nearly a year after spending boost

Water running from a tap

Pennon’s south-east England water firm deal could harm regulation, says watchdog

An Asda store

Asda refinances £3.2bn of debt with higher interest rates

Rail Stock

Trainline passes £5 billion ticket sales amid UK rail travel recovery

Heathrow hotels

First quarter revenues rise at hotels giant IHG