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Water companies are making their case for a hike to annual household bills of up to £156 in the second half of the decade, to tackle challenges including shortages and sewage leaks.

The sharp decline in house prices took a pause for breath last month, according to a closely-watched report.

The chairman of the John Lewis Partnership will leave the business in 2025, it has been announced, just weeks after it warned of a two-year extension to its turnaround plan.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will reiterate the government's commitments to make benefits sanctions harsher in a speech today - while also committing to raising the national living wage above £11 an hour.

The former Tesco chairman John Allan has sold his stake in a firm which mentors executives at dozens of FTSE companies after months of talks about a separation agreement with his former business partner.

The prominent financier Jonathan Rowland is to take the challenger bank he co-founded six years ago onto the London stock market through a reverse takeover of another business set up by his family.

Top Tories are setting out their policies as the Conservative Party conference kicks off in Manchester - with levelling up, immigration and the next general election on the agenda.

Michael Gove has called for a tax cut before the next general election - putting him at odds with the chancellor on the first day of Conservative Party conference.

The week of the Conservative Party conference began with a grim warning about taxes.

Tougher punishments should be introduced for attacks on shop workers in the face of "unacceptable levels of violence and abuse", retail chiefs have urged.