Retail rebound lost pace in August – live updates

Good morning. The latest official data on UK retail sales, set for release at 7am, is expected to show a slowdown during August amid the impact of the Treasury’s hugely-popular Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Elsewhere, it’s a typically quiet Friday, with European stocks expected to drift slightly lower …

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Lockdown boom for UK’s biggest dedicated cargo airport

The UK’s biggest dedicated air cargo operation has outperformed all expectations during lockdown. Management at East Midlands Airport said more people ordering goods online had led to a big rise in freight shipments to the UK. At the same time the nationwide cut in passenger flights – which usually carry …

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Help! £50bn-worth of our banknotes has gone missing

Mystery surrounds the exact whereabouts of £50billion-worth of banknotes in circulation, according to a public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO), which said cash production capacity should be aligned closely to future needs, also said it could take at least a decade for current stocks of 2p and £2 …

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