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Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m

PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.

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US blasts China as ‘unreliable’ as trade tensions mount

Top Trump administration officials, in an unusual staged attack, called China's plans to curb exports of rare earths "economic coercion".

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Energy standing charge plans could backfire, MPs told

Bosses of the UK's biggest energy suppliers were quizzed by MPs about support for their customers as prices rise.

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Energy standing charge plans could backfire, MPs told

Bosses of the UK's biggest energy suppliers were quizzed by MPs about support for their customers as prices rise.

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Energy standing charge plans could backfire, MPs told

Bosses of the UK's biggest energy suppliers were quizzed by MPs about support for their customers as prices rise.

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UK targets Russian oil market in fresh sanctions

The government has also targeted a major Indian energy company and Chinese oil terminals in new sanctions.

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As US shutdown starts to bite, how much could it hit economy?

As workers start to miss pay, the impact of the shutdown will start to ripple out across industries.

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Bankers to get bonuses faster under rule change

The change is a relaxation of rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash.

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Bankers to get bonuses faster under rule change

The change is a relaxation of rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash.

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How much are minimum wages set to rise?

Three and a half million low-paid workers across the UK benefit from minimum wage rates.

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