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Pressure is mounting on the UK and French governments to agree financial aid for Eurostar, the cross-Channel rail operator, as it fights for survival.

More than 800 plants have been seized after a tip-off about a "strong smell of cannabis" led to a raid on a building close to the Bank of England.

Inflation rose to 0.6% last month as clothing prices edged higher following extended Black Friday discounting the month before.

Burberry has warned of a significant hit to UK sales after a scheme allowing VAT-free shopping for overseas tourists was scrapped following the end of the Brexit transition period.

Chinese tycoon Jack Ma has appeared in public for the first time in nearly three months - after speculation about his whereabouts following a clampdown by Beijing on his business empire.

Kwasi Kwarteng, the new business secretary, is lining up a senior Mastercard executive to join his department’s board, ending a months-long vacuum of senior private sector expertise among its directors.

Netflix has notched up more than 200 million subscribers after consumers staying at home during the pandemic helped it achieve a record year of growth in 2020.

Britain's biggest high street lender is to extricate itself from a syndicate of lenders to Virgin Active, the struggling gym chain set up by Sir Richard Branson's business empire.

HSBC has announced plans to shut 82 UK branches this year after a shift towards telephone and internet banking.

Administrators for Sir Philip Green's Arcadia empire are to close down its Outfit operation by the end of the month, with the loss of more than 700 jobs.