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Company joins other manufacturers, including Vauxhall and BMW, in seeking to get dirtier vehicles off UK roads.

British families are putting aside more money than was previously thought, indicating that the savings crisis may not be as acute as feared.

Business groups have called on the UK and EU to accelerate talks on a transitional arrangement, as industry chiefs gave a cautious welcome to the government’s latest Brexit position papers.

The Co-operative Group will be left with only a tiny stake in the Co-op Bank after shareholders approved a £700m rescue package on Monday.

The chief executives of the UK’s biggest businesses have seen their pay fall by an average of almost 20 per cent over the past year, according to a preview of Deloitte’s annual FTSE 100 executive remuneration report.

The weakness in the value of sterling has helped to boost the number of tourists visiting the UK, with official figures showing that foreign visits to Britain increased to 3.5 million in June.

Government to crack down on scammers who persuade savers to transfer money from pension accounts into fake schemes.

Pressure was mounting on telecoms regulators last night to organise a quick auction of rights to the airwaves, as fears grew that a court clash between mobile operators will delay investments in better networks.

More than two thirds of companies say their directors have no training in responding to cyber-attacks, according to a government survey.

Its pleasures range from a visit to the stately Arundel Castle to flight delays at Gatwick airport.

Asda has toasted its first increase in quarterly sales for three years on the back of a successful Easter, the return of inflation and early signs that its turnaround efforts are beginning to work.

Foreign-owned firms are more productive than domestically-owned ones and therefore pivotal to the UK economy, according to research by Bank of England staff.

The owner of DIY chain B&Q has reported a drop in sales in the three months to the end of July, largely driven by a poor performance in Britain and Ireland.

Clothing and footwear retailers particularly badly hit in July amid ‘volatile’ trends, says Office for National Statistics.