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Food inflation increased to 3.3% in December, outstripping wider shop price inflation of 0.7%, according to newly published figures.

Registrations of pure battery EVs were up 23.9% year-on-year, achieving a market share of 23.4%.

It will mean 1,355 employees in the UK and Ireland at 154 Claire’s shops will be put at risk, and 1,220 staff across 140 TOFS’ stores.

Graham Wright, managing director of home insurance at Allianz UK, said: “Burst pipes can cause a large amount of damage so it’s a good idea to keep your heating on…

Phillips 66 said it had decided to not restart standalone refinery operations at the Lindsey site because it was not ‘viable in current form’.

The FTSE 100 index today opened higher as investors reacted calmly to another bout of geopolitical turmoil.

One in seven older people said they had hidden assets from their spouse worth £50,000 or more, Co-op Legal Services said.

Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, said: “We’re just days into the New Year and once again universities across Scotland are facing the possibility of industrial action, with members being forced…

They will not be allowed to appear on television between 5.30am and 9pm, or online at any time.

The blue-chip index hit a new all-time intraday trading high on Friday.