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Consumer expectations of the economy over the next three months has fallen to its lowest level on record, the BRC and Opinium found.

The scale of the problem is ‘really large’, the Treasury Committee heard.

He said: “Separately, beyond these hostile state threats, I am also cognisant of a potential new threat: an emerging willingness of foreign actors and private citizens, including from allies like…

The Prime Minister told MPs the Rycroft review set out the ‘stark threats posed by illicit finance’.

Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers: January down 4.2%, February up 7.5%Coffee machines and tea-makers: Jan up 0.1%, Feb up 5.4%Mineral or spring waters: Jan up 3.3%, Feb up 7.2%Passenger air travel:…

Analysts are expecting CPI to have held relatively steady in February, or dipped slightly, from the 3% level recorded in January.

IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution) said the conflict in the Middle East could result in food inflation more than doubling by the summer.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 71.01 points on Tuesday.

Martin Walsh, deputy general secretary of the CWU, told the Business and Trade Committee that Royal Mail is facing a “retention crisis”, with postal staff “working harder than they’ve ever…

At Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Defence Secretary John Healey told ministers the UK had defended allies in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan from attacks overnight, “while a counter-drone team…