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THE Bank of England has drawn fire after spending more than £1,500 a day on a consultation into the use of animal fat in new bank notes. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

DIRECT flights between Manchester and Beijing generated hundreds of millions of pounds for northern England’s economy in their first year of operation, according to research. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

WORKERS should have the right to improve their skills and be given free training to prepare for the changing world of work, the head of the TUC will tell business. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

DONALD TRUMP’S commerce secretary has held out the prospect that Airbus’s acquisition of a majority stake in Bombardier’s controversial C-Series jet programme could have an impact on US tariffs on the plane which threaten jobs in Northern Ireland. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

OIL hit a two-year high after at 11 Saudi Arabian princes were arrested by the country’s new anti-corruption commission along with dozens of senior officials and prominent businessmen. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

CREDIT ratings agency S&P Global has revealed its list of the five most vulnerable countries that will suffer under rising interest rates across the globe. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN traders riding high on the wave of the cryptocurrency’s recent surge are being warned that the bubble is dangerously close to bursting. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

A BOOM in stock market valuations on either side of the Atlantic have sparked fears of an imminent financial crash. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound is building on the gains made against the euro at the end of last week this morning as focus shifts away from last week’s Bank of England rate decision. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE Pound has increased against both the pound and the dollar in the early morning trading. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed