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Retail sales rose strongly last month as cash-strapped shoppers looked for cheaper options.

Andrew Bailey tells the BBC price rises will fuel inflation and hurt the least well off.

Over-50s are being urged to work but just 10% of Treasury staff are that age, the BBC has learned.

The are increasing signs that the Bank of England may not need to increase rates any further.

Homeowners are worried about higher mortgage costs, but lenders must help those struggling.

Hundreds of sub-postmasters who exposed wrongdoing will now be able to recover their losses in full.

It will only account for less than 10% of China's former top-selling developer's $300bn debt.

Five years since the trade war started, American firms seem less inclined to invest in China.

The firm signed an agreement to protect staff in the UK after concerns over how it handled an allegation.

February's shock rise in inflation figure means the UK now has the highest rate among major economies.

The $15.6bn financing package is expected to be approved in the coming weeks.

Markets higher after UK and US again seek to calm investor fears over banks' stability.

Can the Federal Reserve continue to raise interest rates in the middle of a banking panic?

The government borrowed its highest amount of any February to fund support for energy bills.

Zhao Weiguo formerly headed Tsinghua Unigroup, which was one of China's leading chipmakers.

The deal is a lifeline for the country which is facing its worst economic crisis in over 70 years.

The online retail giant said the positions would be closed "in the next few weeks".

The troubled Swiss bank was bought by its rival UBS in a government-backed deal after urgent weekend talks.