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Frank Field, co-chair of the parliamentary inquiry into BHS demise, makes comments before Comons debate on retail tycoon.

Consumer demand for building work stayed strong in the three months following the EU referendum, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Travis Perkins has trimmed earnings forecasts and announced plans to cut 600 jobs after demand continued to drop in its plumbing business over the summer.

The government has abandoned plans to let pensioners raise money by selling their annuities to insurance firms.

Ryanair has reduced its forecast for full-year profits, blaming the drop in the pound following the Brexit vote.

Shares up 20% after streaming service reports $2bn revenue for the first time in its history, after expanding to 130 countries

One of the Bank of England’s leading policymakers has said the plummeting price of the pound has been an important “shock absorber” for the British economy in the aftermath of the EU referendum.

Tesco is facing legal action from staff who say they lost out on pay for working anti-social hours.

Two trains to Paris and one to Brussels could be cancelled daily

Employers’ body urges companies to blank out candidates’ names and support flexible working to improve UK productivity

US computer company HP Inc has said it expects to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs over the next three years.

Women are paid less than men at all ages but gap is greatest when women are in their 50s, stretching to 25.9%, says TUC

Britain is in danger of misreading the political landscape in Europe and faces the possible loss of its reserve currency status if it fails to secure full access to the European single market, Standard & Poor’s has warned.

London’s Heathrow airport will continue to pay the highest rate bill of any business in England and Wales when new rateable values are applied in 2017.

The pound lurched back below $1.22 as the government outlined its Brexit strategy