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Germany Volkswagen Earns

Volkswagen profits fall by 30% due to drop in Chinese sales

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Spring bounce as home-buyer mortgage approvals rise in March

Sir Richard Branson

Virgin tycoon Branson ‘feared losing everything’ during Covid pandemic

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Dangerous electrical goods remained on sale via Facebook after alerts

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UK service sector growth jumps to year-high, but inflation passed to customers

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Later life challenges have changed since last coronation, says pension provider

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Shell makes nearly £1.4bn more than expected in opening quarter

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Next cautions over tougher summer trading after sales surprise

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UK public wants oil giants to pay for climate damage, poll suggests

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In-store collection boost helps Domino’s capture more market share

Which? considered the shopping at a number of major supermarkets, including Aldi, Tesco and Asda

Cheapest UK supermarket named including Aldi, Lidl, Tesco and more - and it costs £17 less than major rival

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No ‘systemic’ problems at British Gas, but review finds four cases of wrongdoing

Chat GPT

UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market

Industrial strike

Strikes by security guards at Heathrow to go ahead after pay talks break down

Royal College of Nursing members on strike

Strikes making it difficult to tackle backlog of appointments, says NHS chief

Supermarket pricing row

Shareholders revolt against Unilever bosses’ pay packages

Stock exchange

FTSE edges up as investors await US interest rate decision

Barclays chairman Nigel Higgins

Stop right now: Singing protesters disrupt Barclays shareholder meeting