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The sale of failed energy supplier Bulb nears completion, but legal challenges could still derail it.

Members of the RMT union will walk out for four days in the run-up to 25 December in a row over pay.

Account numbers used for direct debit payments could have been hacked, South Staffordshire PLC says.

The lender said footfall in many branches was at an all-time low, with no signs of it returning.

The British Retail Consortium forecasts a "bleak" winter" as food prices continue to soar.

Zero-Covid policy and slowing global demand are putting the country's economy under pressure.

The Twitter website says it stopped enforcing its misleading information policy on 23 November.

The action is the latest in a series of walkouts and will affect deliveries of letters and parcels.

One in every 26 trains has been cancelled this year, which on top of strikes are adding to passengers' woes.

Octopus Energy's acquisition of collapsed energy firm Bulb could be delayed by a legal fight.

The PCS union says driving examiners and rural payment officers will strike in December and January.

The business secretary says wind turbines are now "so big" they cannot be built on land.

About 600,000 birds have been culled or have died in the UK's worst avian flu outbreak.

Fraudsters use interest in the tournament to draw victims into replying to fake lottery letters.

Business leaders say sentiment is at an all time low and call for vaccinations as an exit strategy.

About 115,000 postal workers are taking part in the dispute with Royal Mail.

People are protecting their spending on holidays despite pressure on household budgets, the airline says.

The Fuller's boss says festive parties could be cancelled without a speedy resolution to the dispute.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps visits the Suffolk coast to mark the signing of contracts.

Minister denies weakening the Online Safety Bill after dropping the "legal but harmful" material measures.