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Royal Mint to stop production of £2 and 2p coins due to excess stock
The Royal Mint will not produce any new £2 or 2p coins for at least a decade, as its stocks remain high because of the slump…
Friday 30 October 2026
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The Royal Mint will not produce any new £2 or 2p coins for at least a decade, as its stocks remain high because of the slump…
The value of the Queen’s land and property has been written down by more than £500m following a steep fall in rental receipts from shops.
The Bank of England has warned that the rising rate of coronavirus infections and a lack of clarity over the UK's future trade relationship with the…
Grocery chain the Co-op saw sales rise in the first half of the year as customers shopped closer to home and ate out less during the…
Blackpool and Hull have the highest rates of unemployment in the UK as the pandemic causes disproportionate economic damage on the towns and cities at the…
Business owners have been the target of a new email phishing scam purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Businesses cannot be evicted by landlords for getting behind on rent payments until the end of 2020, the government said today, announcing an extension on an…
Rishi Sunak has insisted that he will close the furlough scheme at the end of next month – but this week hinted that he could announce…
More than half of British workers believe that they are more productive while doing their jobs from home, according to a new survey.
Pubs and restaurants around the country face early closing times to slow coronavirus infections, with London’s public health chief warning of a “local curfew” in the…
Next has agreed a deal that will resurrect Victoria's Secret UK and save 500 jobs.
The success of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme meant that people bought fewer groceries to cook meals at home last month, according to new…
As society increasingly returns to normal and more people have been returning to their workplaces throughout the UK, businesses across a range of industries are under pressure to ensure that employees…
New Look has had its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) seeking to move over 400 of its stores on to turnover-based rents approved by creditors, saving over…
Insurers may have to pay out to hundreds of thousands of British firms who had business interruption claims turned down during the pandemic, following a landmark…