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> BUSINESS CLOSE: HSBC to restore quarterly dividends; Pearson boosts profit forecast; JD Sports to sell Footasylum for £37.5mBy Live Commentary Published: 07:44 BST, 1 August 2022 | Updated: 17:37 BST, 1 August 2022 …

>Brickability Group's latest results showed strong growth at the AIM-listed building supplies distributor, which, in a tough general economic environment, must have left management feeling vindicated for its bullish acquisitive…

>Getting approved for a mortgage could become easier for some borrowers, as the Bank of England will no longer require lenders to carry out an affordability 'stress' test.The central bank test had required lenders to calculate whether…

> Victory for bereaved family of woman wrongly denied state pension for two years, as DWP belatedly hikes payout to her husband to £12,500Government backtracks on plan to slash her payout to £1,300Elaine Burnett died the day…

> Porkflation: Bacon and sausages are about to get even pricier as UK pig prices jump 27% and farmers face all-time-high feed costsWheat and soya prices at 'all-time highs' have pushed up the price of feed UK pig prices up…

>The ailing National Health Service's worst ever summer crisis was today laid bare by a forensic trust-by-trust breakdown of waiting lists, A&E pressure and bed occupancy by MailOnline.It reveals that up to six in 10 patients in the…

> Interactive Investor to cut its share and fund dealing charges from £7.99 to £5.99 as it battles it out with low commission trading appsFrom 1 September the standard dealing charge will be £5.99 The cost of trades in non-US…

>An apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ Remember that? In the olden days, leading a healthy lifestyle used to be pretty simple. Now it’s a lot more complicated. ‘Personal wellness’ — what we used to call ‘health’ — has become a huge…

>More than 100 doctors have written to the Government demanding that the NHS funds a Covid drug that protect vulnerable patients who don’t respond to the vaccines, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.They have been joined by 19 charities to…

> Mind over matter: Practical steps are only one part of the battleIt is a difficult time to be an investor. Millions will be experiencing the pain of watching their portfolio drop in value as most stock markets around the world…