Plus: first-time buyers miss out on BOMAD help, inflation jumps to 2.1%, and Asda expands refill scheme.Plus: 197,000 new employees added to payroll, UK and Australia agree a trade deal.Plus: freedom day delayed, women’s working hours increase, theatres soon to get state-backed insurance.Plus: lack of homes on the market, and Selfridges up for sale.Plus: Biden and Johnson sign Atlantic Charter, rogue coronavirus testers still at large, investors want climate action.Plus: Mortgage shelf life drops to 28 days, investment “greenwashing” taken to task, campers call for pop-up sites.
Plus: London homes for £275k, retailers see huge May boost, and TikTok-er misses out on fortune?Plus: reduced foreign investment, Tesla sales surge, and dating apps partner with the governmentPlus: job vacancies soar, car sales rev up, and G7 finance ministers discuss taxing tech giants.Plus: homebuying legal fees double, Hermes under investigation, whisky export tariffs slashed.Plus: supermarket prices hike, and Wetherspoons wants EU workers back.Plus: UK economy set to grow 7.2% in 2021, ketchup’s coming home to Wigan, and cash falls out of favour.