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Chinese shares zig-zagged in volatile trade as traders gauged the effect of a fresh rate cut by the central bank.

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared Poundland’s acquisition of the 99p Stores following an investigation into whether the deal would compromise competition and consumer choice.

The FTSE 100 Index has opened up this morning after so-called ‘Black Monday’ – one of the bleakest days in its recent history.

London’s residents are facing lower than expected increases to their water bills to fund the city’s £4.2bn “super-sewer”, the companies behind the project announced on Monday.

House prices are expected to rise by nearly a third over the next four years, with almost every English region overtaking the capital, but the devaluation of the Chinese yuan is hitting demand for prime London homes.

Female managers earn 22 per cent less than their male counterparts and “work for free” for nearly two hours a day, research shows.

Two thirds of UK manufacturers developed new products in the last three years as firms feared falling behind competitors, a survey suggests.

The British prefer the combination of beautiful beaches, buzzing bars and Antoni Gaudí’s architecture to the sophistication of New York or the romance of Paris.

The new owners of BhS, the department store chain, are in talks to raise tens of millions of pounds in funding just months after acquiring it from Sir Philip Green, the billionaire retailer.

Chinese shares continued their sharp fall on Monday as concerns over the country’s slowing growth and volatile markets sparked panic among traders.

Average rents in the UK reached £937 per month in July as the pace of increases took a significant step up amid a shortage in the supply of housing.

A key indicator of China’s manufacturing activity slumped to a 77-month low in August, an independent survey showed Friday, fuelling concerns of further deceleration in the world’s second-largest economy.

House prices will continue to rise beyond the reach of many as a result of a fall in home building.

Sales of electrical appliances and furniture boosted the market, following an unexpected 0.1 per cent fall in retail sales in June.