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Barclays has announced plans to close 14 more bank branches across England and Wales. It follows an announcement in January that 15 branches would close.more

The UK is poorer than it would have been, partly due to the war in Ukraine, but also the pandemic, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has admitted. more

Brexit has cost the UK economy the same amount as Covid and the war in Ukraine, the head of the government economic watchdog has said.more

Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England. more

More than a third of consumers say they are struggling financially as the cost-of-living crisis shows no signs of easing. more

The cutbacks came as spending on several essential outgoings rocketed, with the value of spending on utility bills rising by around a third (34%) compared to the same time last year.more

The cost of living rose more than expected last month as salad and vegetable shortages helped push up food prices at the fastest rate in 45 years. more

Takeaway delivery firm Just Eat is to cut 1,870 jobs in the UK after a slowdown in sales. more

Broadband firms have been urged to cancel “exorbitant” mid-contract price rises for vulnerable customers less than two weeks before they are due to take effect. Millions of broadband and mobile phone customers can expect to face monthly bill increases of at least 14% from April.more

American company Amazon.com Inc has announced that it will lay off 9,000 jobs in the coming weeks. employees. As the CNBC portal explains, Amazon is counting on a probable economic slowdown. The company abandoned some experimental projects and reduced the pace of warehouse expansion.more

The British Space Agency has announced support for Rolls-Royce's project to build a nuclear reactor for lunar missions. It would operate on the surface of the Silver Globe and provide energy to astronauts.more

Private firms are making increased profits as the government pays millions of pounds a day to put up asylum seekers in the UK, the BBC has learned.more

US authorities have so far shown no evidence that the Chinese-owned TikTok platform poses a threat to national security, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. He accused Washington of "unwarranted attacks" on the app.more

The number of Poles running their own businesses increased by 3.2% last year. - results from the data published by the Central Statistical Office on the Vistula River (GUS).more

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his first Budget in the House of Commons. more

HSBC has bought the British branch of the US technology bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed last Friday, it was reported. The transaction amount was just one pound.more

High streets across Yorkshire are set to turn quieter as they are hit by more closures. Argos, Boots and B&Q are set to close some of its branches this weekend as part of Sainsbury's plans to get rid of 50 standalone branches by the end of this month.more

The UK government suspects Russian nationals have exploited lax checks by the companies register in attempts to launder war profits stolen from Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.more

Poles feel the increases more strongly than the inflation data shows. Chemistry is the king of high prices, informs today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

Business leaders say frayed relations with the EU are costing the British economy, as suppliers in the bloc grow more cautious about doing business with post-Brexit Britain.more

Sausage roll maker Greggs has said there is a “clear opportunity” to have “significantly more than 3,000 UK shops” as a surge in sales helps fuel its rapid expansion.more

Starbucks has put an end to speculation it could sell its British business with plans to invest £30m here and open 100 new coffee shops.more

The Italian Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Francesco Lollobrigida wants to discipline Italian restaurants in the world. "Enough with establishments that are supposedly Italian but use foreign products. Enough with cooks who can't cook in Italian and are the object of ridicule," he announced.more

The chain of cheap clothing stores Primark has revealed its plans related to the development on the European market. As announced, the company will open m. two new stores in Poland, reports Money.pl.more

Ministers have warned energy firms that they must pass on the benefits of lower wholesale prices to consumers, amid concern that bills could rise this spring. more