Shop sales overall were flat in February as clothing sales jumped but food and fuel sales dropped.
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Man who fatally poisoned couple jailed for life
Luke D’Wit is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of two murders.
All Nationwide payments to banks ‘delayed’
The building society has apologised and says it is “working to get things back to normal.”
Rayner says questions over her tax are a ‘smear’
Labour’s deputy leader tells BBC Newsnight she has been assured by tax experts she owes no money.
Vodafone-Three merger could lead to higher prices
Merger of two of the UK’s biggest mobile network providers could now face an in-depth investigation.
Train derailment causing cancellations
Lines between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster are blocked by the derailment at Grange-over-Sands.
Concerns raised over Steve Barclay’s role in waste project
The environment secretary has been a vocal opponent of a planned waste incinerator in his seat.
Bill to ban trophy hunting imports back in Commons
But the parliamentary move has been condemned as counter-productive by several African countries.
Man arrested over Edinburgh bus stop death
Nashir Ahmed died five days after he was attacked at the bus stop in Leith earlier this month.
UK sees biggest increase in poverty for 30 years
The energy price crisis caused the sharpest increase in absolute poverty in 30 years, official figures show.