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The coin has been inspired by the Natural History Museum's diplodocus cast, affectionately known as 'Dippy', which was gifted to the museum in 1905

Children who experienced loneliness at the age of 12 are more likely to be out of education, employment, or training and consider themselves to have a lower social status, according to new research

There has been an increase in sellers putting their homes on the market in February, with the strongest upswing recorded since autumn 2020, according to surveyors

The average mortgage term for first-time buyers has increased, according to new research

The oil major also revealed on Thursday that in his first year on the job, chief executive Wael Sawan was paid a total of £7.94 million, a reduction of close to £2 million from his predecessor's pay in 2022

Consumers spent £1.38 billion through buy now, pay later services last month the figures show, representing 15.6% of total spending

The group posted a £31.8 million loss for the year, significantly smaller than the £294.1 million loss reported for 2022

The group which owns the John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarket chain reported pre-tax profits of £56 million for the year to January 27 against losses of £234 million in the previous year

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it

The Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility aims to help increase insurance market competition to cover properties affected by combustible cladding and other fire safety problems

The low-cost gym operator said it was well placed to benefit from the challenging economic backdrop

Over 500 households will be freed from "problematic" leaseholds and will have their ground rent returned to the original amount when they first bought their homes

The retailer, which was bought for £7 billion by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2021, reported the heavy loss for the year in freshly filed Companies House accounts

A survey of more than 5,500 shop staff showed that almost one in five suffered a violent attack last year, compared with 8% in 2022.

The fashion retail giant, which also owns brands including Bershka and Pull & Bear, told investors its financial performance in the last year had been 'excellent'

Shares in Direct Line fell 6% in Wednesday morning trading after the group said it had rejected a second cash-and-shares proposed bid from Ageas

The Government has a target to decarbonise the power grid by 2035 as part of efforts to cut emissions by nearly four-fifths

The latest Sage small business tracker, compiled with the Centre for Economics and Business Research, found that while earnings growth is easing back more widely across the UK, total wage bills are continuing to rise for small firms at a rapid pace

Raman Bhatia will take over as group chief executive from John Mountain, who took over on an interim basis in May

Transport Focus surveyed passengers travelling on buses owned by 55 bus operators and discovered that those using Arriva in West Yorkshire were least satisfied

The deal will build closer trade co-operation with Texas as the Government continues to pursue state-level agreements in the absence of a wider free trade agreement with the US

The Office for National Statistics said that the economy grew by 0.2% in January after shrinking 0.1% in December

Domino's, which has 1,300 UK and Ireland sites, is planning to operate 1,600 sites by 2028 with hopes of reaching 2,000 by the year 2033

Saudi oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported it made $121 billion in profit last year, down from its 2022 record due to lower energy prices

The airport is aiming to raise awareness of sustainable aviation fuel