Bloomberg UK retail sales fell unexpectedly last month, finishing the worst year on record as a brutal cost-of-living squeeze pointed towards more pain ahead for the economy. A 6.1% drop in the volume of goods purchased in shops and online reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was the sharpest since records started in 1989. A separate report …

  Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport was forced to cancel some departures on Monday amid thick fog and freezing temperatures. There may be “minor changes” to schedule as a result of poor visibility at the airport as well as across the southeast of England, a Heathrow spokesperson said. Airlines are working to rebook passengers on alternative services later in the day, …

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc said it will hire an additional 200 cabin crew in Ireland as it gears up for a surge in demand this summer. The Irish low-cost carrier, which has been touting extremely strong demand for travel this summer, said that it will organize a mass recruitment event this month at its headquarters near Dublin. Ryanair has …