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Thames Water to borrow more to fund revised business plan, reports say

Worker illness

Interest rate cut hopes pushed back after slower-than-expected inflation fall

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House price falls slow as private rents hit new records, figures show

Just Eat delivery

Just Eat takeaway orders lift in UK while overseas demand wanes

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Shopkeepers must be safeguarded to uphold smoking ban, retailers warn

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What does the fall in inflation mean for UK households?

Cost of living crisis

UK inflation cools to 3.2% after further slowdown in food prices

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How the rate of inflation has changed for everyday items

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More than 1,300 inflation-beating cash savings accounts available

Strawberries

Sunshine helps grow first commercial batch of strawberries to go on sale

Edinburgh Airport

France’s Vinci to snap up majority stake in Edinburgh Airport

Asos

Asos losses widen as sales fall amid revamp plan

Shoppers

Inflation expected to cool to two-and-a-half-year low

CrossCountry train at station

Advert banned over complimentary food and drink claims on train services

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Insurers charging rates similar to credit cards for monthly cover – Which?

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54% of home-owning parents ‘expect to help their adult children buy a home’

Hunt

Hunt says economic ‘feelgood factor’ will be stronger in autumn

Bank of England Monetary Policy Report

Bank Governor Bailey: We are seeing very encouraging signs for the economy