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UK inflation rose to an annual rate of 1.3% in October, up from 1.2% in the previous month, official figures show.

The Public Accounts Committee criticises HM Revenue & Customs for its "unacceptably slow" action against tax avoiders.

The value of UK grocery sales has fallen for the first time in two decades, according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel.

House price growth accelerated to 12.1% in the year to the end of September, official figures show, despite other surveys suggesting a slowdown.

No frills airline Easyjet reports a 21% rise in annual pre-tax profits, helped by strong growth in the number of available seats.

Giancarlo Stanton agrees the most expensive deal in US sport by signing a £208m 13-year contract with Miami Marlins.