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The index closed down 41.10 points at 10,430.62.

Among those in energy debt, the median amount owed to an energy supplier was £750, the poll for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition found.

Benchmark Brent crude fell more then 4% to just over 83 US dollars a barrel at one stage on hopes of a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Strikes have been averted at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.

However, the group said global information pressures and volatile conditions have weighed on UK market confidence in recent months.

Iran’s restrictions on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz led to oil prices hitting their highest level since 2022.

The research commissioned by Clearpay indicated that, across all school ages, some parents may be spending as much as £313 on funding a child’s prom trip typically, factoring in costs…

Setting a competitive asking price for a home from the outset is ‘key’, the website said.

Many economists do not think an interest rate hike is on the cards this month.

Tesco will provide a trading update on Thursday June 18, alongside the firm’s annual general meeting.