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Oil prices have continued to rise in a move that adds more strain on the cost of living outlook.

£30 billion ecommerce firm JD.com is launching the shopping platform on Monday, as it seeks to challenge major rivals including Amazon in the UK.

Richard Stocker, head of savings at Nationwide, said: “Young people are re-writing the rulebook when it comes to money, and it’s encouraging to see them using social media not just…

It is expected the Bank of England will keep borrowing costs unchanged at 3.75% in March.

The pub chain has warned over profits due to higher than expected costs and experts fear the Iran war could compound its woes.

Mr Balmer said: “Recently, I have heard of incidents from some of our members of retail staff being abused by members of the public, who may have been provoked by…

The FTSE 100 Index closed down 44 points at 10,261.15.

Confidential information that could reportedly be viewed included directors’ home addresses, email addresses, and dates of birth.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called in forecourt operators in response to the Middle East crisis.

During January, the all-important services sector showed no growth, while output across manufacturing rose by 0.1%, helped by the bounceback in car production following the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack,…