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Laura Whitmore

Laura Whitmore’s TikTok and Instagram posts for alcohol brand banned

A dog at an animal rescue centre

Stronger protections needed for responsible renters who own pets, say charities

Firefighters

Fire Brigades Union warns of strikes without pay talks progress

Energy costs

UK to dodge recession, but one in four families will struggle with bills – Niesr

A McDonald's sign

McDonald’s pledges to protect UK staff from sexual harassment after complaints

Money

Inflation set to add £18.2bn to UK non-food retail sales – report

Faded signage on a bank branch

Bosses of major banks defend branch closures to MPs

Strikers

100,000 civil servants to strike on Budget Day in pay dispute

Fuel prices

FTSE 100 lifts as BP share price hits two-year high

Sir Jon Cunliffe

Britons would initially be limited to £20,000 of digital pound – Bank of England

The Trial of the Pyx

Biggest coin in Royal Mint’s history submitted for testing at Trial of the Pyx

Bernard Looney in Downing Street

BP waters down environmental ambitions after record profit

Royal Courts of Justice

Lidl accuses Tesco of ‘deception’ as logo dispute reaches High Court

Teacher marking papers

Sturgeon and Swinney constituencies to be hit in ‘targeted’ teacher strikes

The Rolls Building in London

Lidl and Tesco in High Court fight over yellow circle logo

NS&I logo

NS&I launches new issue of its Green Savings Bonds, paying 4.20% interest

The surge in oil dividends

Green campaigners accuse BP boss Bernard Looney of rolling back climate promises

Bank of England

What is a digital pound and how would I use it?