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Grandparents forfeiting holidays to save money for grandchildren – survey

A panoramic view of Cape Town's urban landscape with Table Mountain in the background

South Africa is best value long-haul holiday destination – report

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SNP brands UK Government ‘clueless’ over carbon capture decision

London Stock Exchange sign

FTSE 100 finishes in the red despite US jobs boost

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Marston’s set to reveal stronger sales despite damp summer

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Construction firms report fastest growth in two years as recovery gathers pace

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Ex-Harrods executive claims Fenwick stopped him from taking CEO job

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, speaks as Chancellor Rachel Reeves, right, and Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband listen during a visit to a manufacturing facility

£22bn carbon capture pledge can ‘relight fires of renewal’, says Starmer

Housebuilder Barratt has got the green light for its takeover of Redrow (Alamy/PA)

Barratt’s £2.5bn takeover of Redrow gets green light from watchdog

Wine being poured into glasses on a table

Wine sellers ‘powerless’ to prevent price hikes as tax system set to change

A diesel car being refuelled

Private demand for new diesel cars growing faster than for EVs

Exterior view of the Bank of England

Interest rates should not be cut ‘too far or too fast’, warns Bank economist

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Watches of Switzerland buys US luxury watch enthusiast platform

Pound coins

Pound tumbles after Bailey suggests rate-cutting could be ‘more aggressive’

Pylons

National Grid gets £70m uplift from delayed electricity operator sale

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Tesco says consumers in ‘good shape’ as it reveals jump in premium shoppers

Flowers on display at MM Flowers in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, before being made into bouquets for supermarket chain Tesco

Tesco sees flower sales bloom after lockdown decline

Sir Keir Starmer

Government pledges £22bn for carbon capture to boost growth and cut emissions