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London’s US embassy left a lot of people scratching their heads yesterday when it published a statement asking people sharing dual nationality with countries on Donald Trump’s banned list not to travel to the US – despite assurances by Boris Johnson.

Part-time jobs paying more than £40,000 a year have increased by more than 5% in the past year, with traditional nine-to-five structure being remodelled.

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk is to invest £115m over 10 years in a new science research centre in Oxford.

Traders are fearful that Donald Trump’s move could prove destabilising.

The government has sold more shares in Lloyds Banking Group, bringing its holding below the five per cent threshold.

Supermarket price wars will limit the strain on household budgets this year, the Chancellor said on Thursday, as official figures cemented the UK’s position as the fastest growing major advanced economy in 2016.

The report follows a slew of comments from top UK bank executives relating to how their business structures might change after Brexit.

Supermarket Tesco has reached a deal to merge with wholesaler Booker, with both firms stating an ambition to create the UK’s leading food company.

Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold face-to-face talks with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office later.

Wall Street stock markets hit a fresh record on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending above 20,000 points for the first time.

An industry body sees damage to growth ahead as firms delay investment decisions in the wake of the Brexit vote.

People from working class families are paid on average £7,000 a year less, according to research for Social Mobility Commission

Royal Bank of Scotland is to set aside about $3.8bn (£3.1bn) to deal with allegations from US authorities that it mis-sold toxic mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

HSBC plans to slash almost 400 jobs after it announced more branch closures around the country as well as further cuts to its IT division to help bring down its costs.

The President has said a “big day” is planned on national security – and that includes an update on the proposed wall on the border between Mexico and the US.