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The main reasons for the fall included lower fuel prices and softer hotel rates

The defensive status of Bunzl shares was today tarnished by a 23% slide as selling returned to the FTSE 100 index and other leading benchmarks.

The Office for National Statistics said average weekly pay grew by 5.9% for the three months to February.

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DONALD Trump’s tariffs have wiped billions of pounds from Scottish pension funds, it has been reported.

Analysts said there were ‘clear signs’ UK firms were looking to sell more goods before the US slapped costly tariffs on British imports.

Britain's economy grew far more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, in a rare piece of good news for the Labour government as it grapples with unpredictable US tariffs.

The figures are a positive for Labour, but economists said growth will likely be hampered by the US trade war in the coming months.

THE UK economy grew faster than expected in February, as the services and manufacturing sectors picked up after recent slow activity, official…