Cryptocurrencies and US tech stocks were taking a hammering on Monday night amid a continuing flight from risk as a toxic cocktail of worries for the global economy grip investors.

P&O Ferries has been told the Pride of Kent can resume sailings between Dover and Calais after passing a safety inspection at the fourth attempt.

A member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee has warned he sees inflation exceeding its latest forecasts without more aggressive action.

The UK's first lithium factory, which aims to supply European electric car and battery makers, has secured new investment.

Schools, gyms, hairdressers, parks, restaurants and bars are shut, millions have been told to work from home, but do not call it a lockdown.

McColl's has been formally bought out of administration by its existing trading partner Morrisons in a deal that saves all its 16,000 jobs and stores.

Millions of people are set to be moved off legacy benefits and on to universal credit starting on Monday – a plan charities have deemed "too dangerous to continue".

Morrisons has triumphed in the battle to gain control of McColl’s Retail Group, one of Britain’s biggest convenience store chains, after a last-gasp offer to buy out its syndicate of bank lenders.

Inflation in Turkey has hit nearly 70% in April amid skyrocketing prices.

The boss of a major Scottish energy company has called for "urgent action" to help the poorest households with energy bills, warning of another £900 increase this winter.

More than one in seven UK households have cut back on food or skipped meals in the past month, a survey has found.

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