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AA bids

AA suitor drops out of race for breakdown giant

Research suggests more than a third of families with children living at home would struggle to pay their bills in the event of another national lockdown

Prospect of stricter lockdown rules ‘causing significant financial anxiety’

Pub customers watch Boris Johnson

Johnson calls for ‘spirit of togetherness’ to survive tough coronavirus winter

A piggy bank

NatWest launches new savings account with 3% interest rate

City of London

FTSE rebounds despite new coronavirus rules

Macmillan Cancer Support

Cancer charity Macmillan plans to axe 310 jobs after pandemic hit funding

Boris Johnson

New coronavirus restrictions could be in place for six months, Johnson warns

Premier Inn

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement to MPs in the House of Commons

Johnson sets out new coronavirus restrictions as country faces ‘perilous’ moment

Bar

Calls mount for more business support as restrictions deal ‘crushing blow’

Chairman of JD Wetherspoon Tim Martin (Aaron Chown/PA)

Wetherspoon boss says pub curfew introduced ‘for PR reasons’

BP sign

BP’s net-zero pledge should not be questioned, executive tells MSPs

Insurance customers

Radical shake-up of home and motor insurance pricing proposed

Vehicles on a motorway

How big are the loyalty penalties paid by home and motor insurance customers?

Premier Inn sign

Premier Inn owner Whitbread to axe up to 6,000 jobs as pandemic hits demand

A for sale sign

House sales jumped in August following stamp duty cut

Rishi Sunak

Businesses received more than £13bn Government support in last month

Working from home

Call to work from home likely to see 60-hour weeks, expert warns