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A vegetable burrito

Traffic light eco-ratings on menus ‘prompt diners to choose vegetarian dish’

A piggy bank

Pension scammers could use market volatility to strike, warns regulator

Terraced housing

Truss commits to abolishing ‘no-fault’ evictions of private renters in England

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Economists dismiss Rees-Mogg blaming Bank rather than mini-budget for turmoil

Liz Truss during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons

PM accused of ‘scapegoating’ Bank of England after mini-budget economic turmoil

More than three-quarters of people said they would layer up and wear warmer clothes rather than put on the heating

Nearly a fifth ‘will try to hold off turning heating on until at least December’

A high street

Britain ‘step closer to recession’ after economy shrank in August

A thermostat

Two-thirds ‘worried their financial situation will worsen in the year ahead’

Bank of England

Households struggling with mortgages ‘might reach 2008 peak next year’

The Bank of England

Bank of England promises to end gilt purchases on Friday

Rail strikes

Hopes of a ‘slight change’ in talks to end rail dispute

Jacob Rees-Mogg

City turmoil ‘more to do with interest rates’ than tax measures, says Rees-Mogg

GDP figures

UK economy on track for quarterly decline after shrinking in August

A Poundland store

Poundland owner posts sales jump amid ‘challenging times’ for UK shoppers

City workers

PageGroup signals start of global jobs market slowdown

London City Stock

Fall in pound after Bank of England warns market support will end in coming days

Row of new Barratt homes on a housing development in Hampshire, South East England

Housebuilder Barratt warns outlook ‘less certain’ amid interest rate rises

Andrew Bailey ruled out extending emergency financial support past Friday

Markets brace for more turmoil after Bank of England's decision to stop govt support sent pound plummeting overnight