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Store of Pre-Loved Sparkle

Black Friday ‘pre-loved’ focus was ‘right thing to do’, says eBay UK boss

A Black Friday poster in a shop window

Shopper footfall still down on pre-pandemic levels despite Black Friday boost

Energy costs

Electricity supplies tight as National Grid issues two separate notices

An HSBC UK branch

HSBC raises rate on savings account from 1% to 5%

IKEA

Ikea to hand workers 6% cost-of-living pay rise

Irish energy costs

National Grid considers tapping into new powers to avoid blackouts on Tuesday

Cars

Inchcape finance boss steps down after ‘incident’ where behaviour ‘fell short’

Energy prices

Financial watchdog reveals £49m pay-out over British Steel pension scandal

Travelodge stock

Travelodge cheers record quarter and upbeat over outlook despite cost crisis

Customers who use pre-pay meters are being urged to cash in vouchers

Shapps ‘insistent’ energy support vouchers should reach households

A test of an aero engine run on hydrogen

EasyJet and Rolls-Royce conduct world-first hydrogen test

CS Venkatakrishnan

Barclays boss reveals cancer diagnosis but will continue to manage bank

Railway station

TSSA re-balloting rail workers over continuing industrial action

Traffic on the M5 motorway near Bridgend, Wales

Drivers with keyless vehicles ‘twice as likely to make a theft claim’

Superdry shop

Superdry confirms talks with hedge fund-backed lender to secure future

Cost-of-living crisis

Shapps launches £1 billion scheme to insulate middle-income homes

Soldiers on parade

Army would step in to help NHS during winter of strikes under contingency plans

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