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Inflation

Chocolate and sweets prices jump ahead of Easter (Picture: Getty Images/EyeEm)

Chocolate and sweets prices jump ahead of Easter

When the spring Cost of Living payment will hit your bank accounts

Interest rates will go up for the 11th consecutive time as the Bank of England is set to confirm an increase of 0.25% - Credit: Adobe
Interest rates will go up for the 11th consecutive time as the Bank of England is set to confirm an increase of 0.25% - Credit: Adobe

Bank of England to raise interest rates in bad news for mortgages

Galaxy chocolates will see a huge price hike of 50% - Credit: Adobe
Galaxy chocolates will see a huge price hike of 50% - Credit: Adobe

Major price hike of Galaxy chocolate bars leaves customers furious

Surprise jump in February inflation due to salad shortages, food & booze
Surprise jump in February inflation due to salad shortages, food & booze

Shock as inflation rises to 10.4% unexpectedly - what it means

Public awaits biggest change to TV licence fee in two decades amid turbulent times for BBC
Public awaits biggest change to TV licence fee in two decades amid turbulent times for BBC

Major change to TV licence fee on the way amid turbulent times for BBC

Council tax is on the rise by up to 15% across local authorities in England - Credit: Adobe
Council tax is on the rise by up to 15% across local authorities in England - Credit: Adobe

April council tax: How to apply for support and how much will it rise?

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.
The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.

Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to be extended to June

The price of Royal Mail first and second class stamps are to increase
The price of Royal Mail first and second class stamps are to increase

Royal Mail to increase price of first and second class stamps

Pret will be giving staff their third pay rise this year
Pret will be giving staff their third pay rise this year

Pret A Manger to give staff third pay rise in 12 months

Primark owner Associated British Foods has upped its outlook for the full year after reporting a jump in sales at the budget fashion chain
Primark owner Associated British Foods has upped its outlook for the full year after reporting a jump in sales at the budget fashion chain

Primark reports unexpected profits as people shop early for summer

The price of pasta has doubled in the last two years as the cost of everyday essentials soars
The price of pasta has doubled in the last two years as the cost of everyday essentials soars

Pasta prices double in two years as cost of everyday essentials soars

Shoppers have been juggling with steep price hikes on many food and household items for months now.
Shoppers have been juggling with steep price hikes on many food and household items for months now.

Poorest hit hardest as supermarket value ranges increase by a fifth

Millions of O2 and Virgin Mobile customers will be hit with price hikes of up to 13.4% from April
Millions of O2 and Virgin Mobile customers will be hit with price hikes of up to 13.4% from April

O2 customers facing 13.4% increase in monthly payments

Millions of households have cut back on streaming services in recent months as the cost of living crisis deepens. Analysts Kantar found that the number of paid-for video streaming subscriptions in the UK declined by two million in 2022, from 30.5 million to 28.5 million.
Millions of households have cut back on streaming services in recent months as the cost of living crisis deepens. Analysts Kantar found that the number of paid-for video streaming subscriptions in the UK declined by two million in 2022, from 30.5 million to 28.5 million.

How to save money on streaming services including Netflix and Prime

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

Paperchase went into administration last month
Paperchase went into administration last month

Shops leaving the UK high street as retailers announce closures

Huel was founded by entrepreneurs Julian Hearn and James Collier who named the product by combining the words “human” and “fuel”. The company claims when mixed with water, its powders provide “complete nutrition” and are a healthy alternative to traditional meals that help you “lose, gain or maintain weight”.
Huel was founded by entrepreneurs Julian Hearn and James Collier who named the product by combining the words “human” and “fuel”. The company claims when mixed with water, its powders provide “complete nutrition” and are a healthy alternative to traditional meals that help you “lose, gain or maintain weight”.

‘Misleading’ Huel adverts that claimed shakes save money banned

The rise in food prices has slowed in recent months
The rise in food prices has slowed in recent months

Official figures show UK inflation remains near 40 year high

The first £301 instalment of the money, which is intended to help vulnerable people pay their energy and grocery bills as inflation hits a 40-year high, is due to hit bank accounts this spring.
The first £301 instalment of the money, which is intended to help vulnerable people pay their energy and grocery bills as inflation hits a 40-year high, is due to hit bank accounts this spring.

1.7 million people set to miss out on £301 cost of living payment

The UK economy has avoided a recession
The UK economy has avoided a recession

UK economy avoids recession in second half of 2022

Wetherspoons have increased their prices on a pint by 7.5%.
Wetherspoons have increased their prices on a pint by 7.5%.

Wetherspoons increase prices on food and drinks across UK pubs

The rules for Universal Credit are due to change in February.
The rules for Universal Credit are due to change in February.

Six major money changes coming in February

A woman holds a basket of shopping.
A woman holds a basket of shopping.

Average shopping bill to increase by £788 as food inflation hits 16.7%

Schools in Manchester are fully or partially closing on Wednesday due to a strike. Photo: Getty Images
Schools in Manchester are fully or partially closing on Wednesday due to a strike. Photo: Getty Images

Teachers strike: Manchester schools say if they are closing or not

Members of the Fire Brigades Union (Photo: Fire Brigades Union)
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (Photo: Fire Brigades Union)

UK firefighters’ strike 2023: everything you need to know

Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. Photo: AFP via Getty Images
Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Staff at these universities are going on strike in major dispute

Broadband prices are set to rise in 2023, adding even more pressure on families amid the cost of living crisis.
Broadband prices are set to rise in 2023, adding even more pressure on families amid the cost of living crisis.

How much your broadband bill could rise in 2023 - what to do about it

Lidl and Aldi customers have seen the highest price increases last year.
Lidl and Aldi customers have seen the highest price increases last year.

Aldi and Lidl prices has increased the most from soaring inflation

A man poses holding a petrol pump nozzle at a filling station in Birkenhead, north-west England. (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
A man poses holding a petrol pump nozzle at a filling station in Birkenhead, north-west England. (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Top tips on how to make a tank of petrol last longer

Council tax looks set to go up across Greater Manchester Credit: luengo_ua - stock.adobe.com
Council tax looks set to go up across Greater Manchester Credit: luengo_ua - stock.adobe.com

How council tax could increase for all Greater Manchester residents

Martin Lewis has given an update to households that have broadband (Photo: ITV)
Martin Lewis has given an update to households that have broadband (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis warns of broadband price rises - what to do about it

National ambulance and NHS trade unions have announced a day of strike action to take place tomorrow.
National ambulance and NHS trade unions have announced a day of strike action to take place tomorrow.

NHS advise when to use 999 as ambulance driver strikes begin today

“Less time to study, more time working and, in the end, that might have the effect that they’re not able to succeed in their course and again lead to the risk of them dropping out” Universities UK chief executive warns
“Less time to study, more time working and, in the end, that might have the effect that they’re not able to succeed in their course and again lead to the risk of them dropping out” Universities UK chief executive warns

University dropout numbers could rise amid cost of living crisis

A loaf of Tokyo Milk Bread will set you back £11.40
A loaf of Tokyo Milk Bread will set you back £11.40

Hackney bakery changing customers £11.40 for ‘softy, pillowy’ loaf

Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)
The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

Children have the opportunity to meet Santa for free this Christmas