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Unilever results

Unilever ice cream sales take summer hit, but soap and bleach remain popular

British Airways planes

IAG loses £1.2bn in three months and cuts planned operations

Travis Perkins

DIY boom sees sales recover at Wickes owner Travis Perkins

Shoppers wearing protective face masks in Dudley

FCA: Financial stress of Covid hit ethnic minorities and young people hardest

Pay levels

Devastating impact of virus crisis on pay revealed

Payment holidays

4.4m payment holidays granted to struggling borrowers

Bank transfer scams

Bank transfer scam victims ‘should be given stronger protections post-Brexit’

Closed pubs

Government ‘must extend company director protections to avoid more insolvencies’

Michel Barnier

Pound rallies on hopes of a Brexit deal

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak

Treasury scraps multi-year spending review for 12-month Covid plan in November

A woman walks down the street in Ormskirk, Lancashire

What financial support is on offer for Tier 3 regions?

Rishi Sunak

UK debt levels hit new highs not seen since 1960

Manufacturing

Industry groups issue fresh warning over impact of no-deal Brexit

Metro Bank

Metro customers bank another £1.4 billion in Covid year

Michel Barnier, EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator

Barnier: EU-UK deal ‘within reach’ but both sides need to compromise

Retail

Retailers and hospitality firms set for business rates ‘double whammy’

House prices

Average UK house price reached new high of £239,000 in August – ONS

William Hill

William Hill flags profits hit as local lockdowns force bookies to close