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Chancellor sets out £1bn fund for Omicron-hit businesses
Omicron variant sparks new support measures for hardest-hit firms.30% of small firms in late-payments struggle
One in ten say late payments threaten their business.New post-Brexit customs rules come into force
Companies trading with the EU face stricter rules.Govt. to reintroduce sick pay rebate scheme
Rebates available from January 2022.£1bn pledge for Omicron-hit businesses
Firms can claim one-off grants of up to £6k.4 in 10 workers ‘to work past state pension age’
6% of workers doubt they will ever retire.20,000 taxpayers use ‘time to pay’ for self-assessment
Monthly payments total £46m since April 2021.BoE raises interest rates to 0.25%
Rates rise for the first time in more than three years.Firms want support as customers cancel bookings
Hospitality takings could fall 40% during vital trading period.Warning for savers as inflation hits decade-high
Prices rise at fastest rate since September 2011.
In the 11th and 12th centuries half a million pilgrims a year travelled on foot from all over Europe to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. In September 1992 Patrick Shanahan retraced their steps, recording his 500 mile journey in a series of photographs, some of which are reproduced on this website.