More than £37bn worth of property sales were agreed in July - the busiest month for home buying for 10 years, according to property website Rightmove.
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After 200 years, this coal mine is closing – and it’s England’s last one
Today marks the end of an era, with the closure of England's last commercial coal mine.
Post Office to deliver postmaster board seat after IT scandal
The Post Office is to appoint one of its army of postmasters to its board for the first time as part of its bid to move on from the multi-million pound scandal which left some of its managers wrongly sent to prison.
Britons miss France quarantine deadline amid signs of second virus wave in Europe
Many British holidaymakers have opted to remain in France after missing the deadline to return home ahead of new quarantine rules, amid signs Europe is suffering a second wave of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Debenhams makes contingency plan for liquidation
Debenhams' owners have begun drawing up plans for the liquidation of the 242-year-old department store chain in a move that could trigger the single-biggest jobs cull of the coronavirus pandemic.
Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys reopen as more beauty treatments resume
Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys are opening today as part of the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in England.
Ex-pizza delivery boy’s fitness wear brand valued at over £1bn
A 28-year-old former pizza delivery boy has become of the UK's wealthiest young entrepreneurs after agreeing a deal which valued his business at over £1bn.
Britons abandon holidays as quarantine rules come into force
Travellers returning from France must now self-isolate for 14 days as new quarantine restrictions have come into force.
River Island to slash 350 jobs in store management shake-up
High street fashion retailer River Island is to cut 350 jobs in an overhaul of its retail team.
Sushi chain YO! prepares to slice hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of jobs are expected to be cut at the sushi restaurant chain YO! as it becomes the latest casual dining chain to propose a financial restructuring to creditors amid the COVID-19 outbreak.