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Economic activity picked up to hit a 16-month high in January, a survey suggests, signalling a post-election bounce that could kill off an interest rate cut.

Sajid Javid has dismissed airline chiefs’ complaints about the government-backed rescue of Flybe, insisting that the regional carrier has not received state aid to secure its future.

Just Eat's £6bn takeover by Dutch rival Takeaway.com is to be investigated by the competition watchdog.

HS2 is over budget and behind schedule because the complexity and risks of the multi-billion pound project were under-estimated, according to the Whitehall spending watchdog.

Tesco is to stop selling shrink-wrapped multipack tins in a move it says will save the environment from 350 tonnes of plastic a year.

Business groups have joined forces to demand a role in shaping the UK's post-Brexit immigration system.

Lloyds Banking Group is to write off tens of millions of pounds of debts associated with the mistreatment of customers at HBOS's scandal-hit Reading branch.

Morrisons says it is creating 7,000 new shop-floor jobs - but that 3,000 managers will either leave the company or have their roles downgraded.

The chances of sealing a trade deal between the European Union and Britain this year are only 50-50, the Dutch prime minister has warned.

Diversity in boardrooms is far from being achieved.