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1. FTSE 100 Live 17 February: Jobs market weakness fuels rate cut bets, pound falls

   Weak labour market figures today fuelled expectations of another Bank of England interest rate cut.

2. Unemployment hits five-year high after surprise rise as wage growth slows – ONS

   The ONS said the rate of unemployment lifted to 5.2% in the three months to December, up from 5.1% in the three months to November.

3. Jobs crisis London: unemployment jumps to new five year high of 7.6%

   London has the worst jobless tally in the UK with the national rate only at 5.2%

4. Debenhams plans to raise £35m to drive turnaround and cut debt

   Debenhams said its turnaround plan is ‘going apace’ and held firm its targets for the financial year, after an upgrade last month.

5. London travel news LIVE: Train cancellations and Tube disruption cause rush-hour chaos

   Minor delays are affecting the Piccadilly and Central lines this morning, while tram services remain suspended across parts of Croydon

6. Topshop returns to high streets across UK in John Lewis partnership

   The fashion brand, which closed its final standalone high street stores in 2021, will appear in all of John Lewis’s 32 department stores on Tuesday

7. Two Brits killed in avalanche in French ski resort named as tributes pour in

   Shaun Overy, 51, and Stuart Leslie, 46, were friends and experienced skiers

8. Champions League knockout stage play-off draw confirmed as Real Madrid face Benfica rematch

   Newcastle handed a tricky test as PSG face a familiar foe

9. Igor Tudor takes Tottenham training and immediately sets sights on Arsenal

   Spurs players left in no doubt that Tudor is coach who demands ‘intensity’

10. London Tube passengers targeted in ‘SMS blaster’ mass fraud plot, court hears

    Zhijia Fan and his ‘right-hand man’ Daoyan Shang deny conspiracy where ‘scam messages were sent to passengers’ phones’