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Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle gave details of the strategy on a visit to Tata Steel’s plant in Port Talbot, South Wales, warning that without action, the UK’s steelmaking…

The index closed down 98.31 points, 0.9%, at 10,305.29.

Walkouts planned by RMT members from April onwards remain in place while talks continue.

The brewer, which runs 285 pubs primarily in the south east of England, hailed an ‘exceptional’ performance for its venues in the capital city.

An oil price above $100 a barrel has failed to prevent the FTSE 100 from posting fresh gains.

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Rightmove found a 52% typical asking price gap between first-time buyer and second stepper homes, the biggest since its records started in 2001.

The RAC said prices at the pump were ‘really starting to hurt drivers’ as they continue to rise amid the conflict in the Middle East.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 85.91 points, 0.8% at 10,403.60 and the FTSE 250 was up 158.43 points, 0.7%, at 22,180.90.

Official figures showed company insolvencies rose 7% higher month-on-month in February.