The British high street suffered its heaviest drop in sales last month since the financial crisis panicked shoppers into clamping their wallets shut.

The value of market research in the UK has grown almost £2bn in the past four years, according to PwC’s report on the industry. By Jane Bainbridge

Of the dozens of polls released since the start of the year, the results have been mixed. With several results suggesting that the UK will vote to withdraw from the political union.

But if you look at a poll of polls – which takes the average of a group of polls – support for leaving the EU has never come out on top.

iPhone sales decline for first time ever as Apple revenue falls

The volume of data collected with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is the main concern among consumers according to a report monitoring social media conversations on the subject.

Google has been formally charged with monopoly abuse over an alleged effort to crush rivals to its mobile search service and Android smartphone operating system, in a major escalation of its battle with Brussels.