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The FTSE 100 has recorded its biggest one-day fall in four years as growing fears about the coronavirus prompted a global stock market sell off.

Wuhan may seem a long way from the West Midlands but in global supply chains it is a short hop from China to Rowley Regis near Birmingham, home of Cube Precision Engineering.

It is a company that supplies tens of thousands of businesses and workplaces with thousands of everyday items - food packaging, cleaning equipment, carrier bags, safety equipment and paper cups.

Ted Baker, the fashion retailer which has been rocked by an accounting crisis, is to fortify its balance sheet by selling its notorious London headquarters.

Sir Frederick Barclay was secretly recorded for several months, after the conservatory of The Ritz hotel was bugged, the High Court has heard.

The bosses of Britain's biggest outsourcers, including BT Group, Capita and G4S, have been summoned for talks in Whitehall this week as part of a public sector procurement shake-up driven by Boris Johnson's top aide.

The new chancellor will have to raise taxes if the government's plan to "level up" the country is to be financially responsible, according to a study.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready to begin trade talks with the US within the coming fortnight, according to a report.

Two of Britain’s biggest listed estate agents are in talks about a £500m merger that would underline the pressure on an industry being buffeted by competition from online rivals.

JPMorgan Chase, the world's biggest lender by market capitalisation, is close to making a stunning entry into Britain's personal banking market.