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Humza Yousaf in Holyrood

First Minister to chair meeting on junior doctor strike contingencies

Asda fuel pumps

Drivers paid higher pump prices after supermarkets increased margins – watchdog

UK manufacturing sinks to six-month low

UK manufacturing sinks to six-month low amid demand slump

Carbon capture schemes

Tighter limit on industrial, power and aviation emissions from 2024

Greggs’

Report calls on employers to hire more ex-offenders to help fill job vacancies

Crispin Odey

Barclays ‘latest bank seeking to sever ties with Odey hedge fund’

June Felix

IG Group chief June Felix takes ‘medical leave’

JD Sports

JD Sports expands to Middle East in first franchise deal

Members of the Aslef union on a picket line near to Leeds railway station (Danny Lawson/PA)

Disruption expected as train drivers refuse to work overtime

Amanda Pritchard

Strikes cannot become ‘business as usual’, says NHS England chief

Health Secretary Steve Barclay

Health Secretary says junior doctors ‘suddenly’ walked away from talks

Concerns have been raised about a steep rise in the number of people seeking help for gambling addiction (Alamy/PA)

Concern over gambling ads ‘bombardment’ as addiction referrals hit record highs

Tesco store and trolleys

Tesco appoints new chair after predecessor resigned amid misconduct allegations

Lord Michael Howard, the former Conservative leader

Architect of water privatisation defends decision amid Thames Water turmoil

Energy bills survey

People told to read meters after energy prices fall

Outside a Starbucks

High street iced coffees can contain more sugar than Coca-Cola, Which? finds

HSBC to leave Canary Wharf

FTSE finishes month on a high as house prices help banks

Legoland owner bounces back to profit

Legoland owner bounces back to profit amid tourism and staycation boom