The owner of discount retailer Poundland will take over the lease of 71 of Wilko s 400 stores after the chain s collapse. Listen to the latest episode of the Ian King podcast as you scroll.
Inflation dropped to 6.8% in the year to July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation shows the rate fell from 7.9% in June.