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Bad news for pub goers who enjoy a cold pint on the go as the government has decided to put an end to the Covid-19 scheme which allowed pubs to sell takeaway pints.

Just Stop Oil’s demands to “turn off the taps in the North Sea” are “contemptible” and would lead to working people paying the price for the energy transition, said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted that he has a tracker mortgage for which the payments have risen “a great deal” as a result of the economic turmoil after his mini-budget.

The boss of Shakespeare’s Globe, Neil Constable, says that its ticket sales have fallen since a tax-free shopping scheme for international visitors was ended.

UK house prices have fallen for the fourth month in a row as the market showed resilience despite higher borrowing costs.

Hiring intentions and business confidence saw declines across both the services and manufacturing sectors in July with economic growth set to slow.

Sadiq Khan has expanded the grant scheme for London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to cover any household with a heavily polluting car or motorbike, spending an extra £50m after intense pressure over the political fallout of the plan.

The retail landscape in the UK is facing another blow as budget retailer Wilko teeters on the brink of collapse with over 400 stores and approximately 12,000 jobs at stake.

In a significant move to combat high inflation, the Bank of England (BoE) has announced its 14th consecutive interest rate hike, pushing rates to a fresh 15-year high of 5.25%.

Brexit checks on fresh farm produce coming to the UK from the EU have once again been delayed for a fifth time.

In a significant post-Brexit climbdown, the UK government has decided to indefinitely recognize the European Union’s (EU) product safety symbol. Originally, the plan was to introduce a new UK-only mark for goods sold in Great Britain from the end of next year.

Google’s AI training programme has been labelled a “vote of confidence” in ambitions to make the UK the “Home of AI”, according to Michelle Donelan, head of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Etsy has said it is “substantially decreasing” the amount of sellers’ funds held in reserve globally after UK vendors began boycotting the online craft marketplace over a hold-up in payments.

The number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the winter, according to consumer group Which?.

Companies are registering increased levels of financial distress as directors grapple with rising costs and a downturn in spending by both consumers and businesses.