Figure for the capital is highest in the country and compares with England-wide average of 26%, official data shows
Survey for October registers biggest month-on-month drop since March 2020
Whitehall insiders say it is ‘open’ question whether payments will rise in line with September inflation figure of 6.7%
Regulator wants to avoid a repeat of 2021/22 market rout when wholesale gas prices soared
Price of some food staples begins to drop, suggesting that cost of living pressures are starting to ease
UK pub chain’s founder warns on ‘tsunami of costs’
House prices down 0.4% between August and September
Welfare policy is cutting poverty among under 16s to levels below the rest of Britain, say supporters
Second consecutive monthly increase supported by strong wage growth and easing inflation
Lack of affordable housing collides with growing demand and tighter margins faced by landlords
Watchdog says new rules will protect vulnerable customers
Bank of England survey shows 28.8% increase compared with last year, reflecting sharp rise in borrowing costs
The poultry industry is facing an onslaught of different upheavals that have thrust the once fast-growing sector into crisis
Think-tank says higher wages will be offset by rising taxes and mortgage payments
Ministers drawing up plans to require energy suppliers to increase provision of renewable liquid heating fuels
The young and lower-paid are being priced out of housing lets as well as purchases
Battered by the pandemic and the rising cost of living, UK schools like Newman Roman Catholic College in Oldham are at the front line of a profound national crisis
Industry defend price rises as Britons face highest tariff hikes in Europe
Better than expected figures for August boost recovery hopes
Shoppers choosing to buy less has spooked large groups but costs unlikely to drop even as inflation moderates
Number of live births in England and Wales last year was lowest since 2002
Official data for first 3 months of 2023 supports Bank of England’s view that profit margins not pushing up inflation
Inflation and interest rates are eating into the spending power of the key demographic group, but the impact is unevenly spread
Increased usage down to high inflation and shortage of alternatives, says chief of Britain’s biggest operator
Customers look for higher interest rates on their savings and pay off mortgages
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