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New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd.

Britain’s economic growth was left unchanged at 0.1% in the first quarter, according to official figures.

The Government could sell part of its multi-billion pound stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland in a move which would leave taxpayers facing steep losses, it has been claimed.

WH Smith has been voted the worst retailer on the UK High Street in a survey of more than 10,000 consumers.

The Department of Health has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to consider investigating the owner of Boots over drug pricing.

The Australian owner of Homebase has sold the DIY chain for £1, ending its disastrous foray into the UK.

Charges brought against Barclays bank over a $3bn loan made to Qatari investors have been thrown out by a court, in a major setback for the Serious Fraud Office.

One-in-six people who declared their assets when entering bankruptcy in 2016-17 had assets worth over £50,000, serving as a stark reminder that you can’t be ‘too wealthy’ to be bankrupt

Overall sales dropped 8 per cent for independent retailers on Saturday compared to the previous weekend, according to retail data released today. Spending also decreased by 2 per cent.

The price of fuel has hit a three-and-a-half-year high as the price of oil continues to climb, putting more pressure on consumers.

Experts have predicted that the property market could be flooded by homes for first time buyers as 380,000 buy-to-let landlords are looking to offload their property in the next year.

Tesco has announced it is scrapping best before guidance dates from nearly 70 fruit and vegetable lines as part of efforts to help slash food waste.

Hundreds of Marks & Spencer staff are poised to find out as early as today if their store is one of the 40 additional stores to be added to the retailer’s store closure programme.

SMEs could be eligible for a slice of a £100m fund offered by Lloyds Bank to help access supply chain opportunities for Hinkley Point.