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Ofgem has ordered Octopus Energy to take on 580,000 customers from collapsed firm Avro Energy.

Nationwide Building Society sets up a fraud checking hotline, but says wider changes are need to halt fraud.

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will promise a fairer property tax in a speech to Labour's conference.

It comes as the Petrol Retailers Association warns that up to two-thirds of its members are out of fuel.

A trade body says filling stations are running out as ministers seek to bring in overseas lorry drivers.

Sales are already soaring despite fewer birds being produced for the big chains, a farming boss says.

Grant Shapps calls for drivers to be "sensible" and only fill up when they need to.

The boss of the regulator tells the BBC no one could have predicted the sharp rise in gas prices.

Some 10,500 foreign lorry drivers and poultry workers will be able to work in the UK until Christmas Eve.

A shortage of drivers has disrupted supply chains and fuel deliveries, with vehicles queuing for petrol.

Energy access is a big issue for businesses in Africa, but can the continent go green as well?

The sportswear giant and retailer are struggling to source products due to supply chain issues.

The row over Meng Wanzhou's detention in 2018 strained China's relations with Canada and the US.

Passengers arriving at UK airports suffer delays after an IT problem hits self-service passport gates.

They are due to meet on Friday afternoon despite the transport secretary saying fuel will "continue to flow".

Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.

People are awaiting decisions by the regulator about which surviving company will take on their supply.

The government should concentrate on how people can use less energy to lower their bills, says boss.

Financial markets have been rocked this week by concerns over the firm's more than $300bn of debt.

Mondelez believes Primary Pantry's vegan fruit bar "exploits" the trademark of its Milka chocolates.