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Britain’s biggest tobacco distributor is on the brink of securing the future of its 4,000 workers after two giant cigarette-makers agreed to pump in millions of pounds of emergency funding.

Consumers have defied expectations that their economic confidence would falter and cause a slowdown in spending, according to figures released today. 

Transformation from loss-making smartphone maker to software firm continues as quarterly profits rise and yearly outlook is ‘robust’.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has reiterated his expectation that the bank will raise interest rates soon.

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Theresa May has threatened a trade war with the US after it slapped punitive tariffs on British-built aircraft, casting doubt on a key plank of her Brexit strategy.

Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi has apologised to Londoners for “mistakes we have made” and acknowledged that the company “must change”.

The Bank of England has warned that British high street banks risk losing as much as £30bn from defaults on credit cards and personal loans credit were the economy to take a turn for the worst. 

A hard Brexit could cause twice as many job losses in the EU as in the UK, economists based in Brussels have warned.

Hackers may have accessed usernames, passwords and personal details of top accountancy firm’s blue-chip clients.

Oil prices jumped on Monday with the Brent benchmark hitting its highest in more than two years.

Transport for London has denied Uber’s request to renew its licence in London after determining that the car-hailing app is “not fit and proper” to hold the licence.

Will Shu hikes salary to £125,000 a year as dispute over workers’ status continues and losses mount at the food delivery company.

Banks and building societies will be forced to carry out immigration checks on 70m current accounts from January, according to reports in the Guardian.

It may be famous as home to David Brent, the office manager from hell in TV smash The Office, but Slough has been named the best town in the country for jobs.