7 h. ago Grocery price inflation edges up as food cost concerns rise among consumers

Supermarket prices are now 3.5% higher than a year ago, up from 3.3% in February, according to analysts Kantar.

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10 h. ago BBC TV licence 2025: how much it now costs after price rise? Explained

TV licence fee has officially gone-up and this is what it now costs 💲

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21 h. ago Energy giants rake half a trillion in profits while households' bills go through the roof

New analysis shows energy companies have made more than £500m over the past five years, partly fuelled by soaring wholesale prices that have cost households a packet

Economics

22 h. ago All the things that are going up in price in April 2025 including energy bills and broadband

Many household bills and costs are set to increase from April 2025 - here's a full list of price hikes

Economics

27 h. ago Lady Gaga ticket prices confirmed for UK tour 2025 as fans calls out 'insane' cost

Some tickets have been priced at over £500 for the UK MAYHEM Ball tour

Economics

27 h. ago BT, Virgin, EE and other broadband prices set to rise on April 1 even if 'mid contract'

You may not realise that your monthly broadband bill is set to go up

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45 h. ago Full list of new Cardiff Bus fares as prices go up because of 'cost pressures'

The firm which runs the majority of the capital's bus transport says costs have continued to rise

Economics

4 d. ago I had £750,000 to buy a house – then lost it in a ‘cryptomugging’

Britain is facing a phone-snatching epidemic, and for victims of ‘cryptomugging’ the cost is much higher than the price of a new iPhone. Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to some of those who lost their life savings in the blink of an eye

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4 d. ago I had 750k to buy a house – then lost it in a ‘cryptomugging’

Britain is facing a phone-snatching epidemic, and for victims of ‘cryptomugging’ the cost is much higher than the price of a new iPhone. Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to some of those who lost their life savings in the blink of an eye

Politics

6 d. ago UK inflation falls to 2.8% ahead of Rachel Reeves’s spring statement – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news.Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bnFive economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statementHere’s a chart showing the various price changes that pulled UK inflation down to 2.8% last month.Core inflation has also slowed in February, despite prices rising steadily in the services sector.“The Bank of England will be reassured by today’s fall in underlying inflation, with core inflation easing. We expect underlying inflationary pressures to fall further over the coming months. That will hopefully allow the MPC to look through the expected near-term increase in headline inflation and resume cutting interest rates in the upcoming May meeting.“Goods inflation fell to 0.8% in February, however ongoing trade frictions could push prices higher. With the potential imposition of tariffs, the cost of imported goods could increase, creating additional cost pressures for both businesse...

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7 d. ago Life in the beautiful European country where a pint of milk costs only 14p

A British traveller has shared a video of her supermarket shop in Romania, where she was amazed by the low cost of groceries - and the price of alcohol

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8 d. ago Pubs say the average cost of a pint will rise above £5 for the first time

Beer bosses say cost hikes will be passed on to drinkers

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8 d. ago Average price of pint to surge above £5 due to April cost hikes, say beer bosses

The British Beer and Pub Association said the average cost of a pint is expected to rise by around 21p due to budget-linked cost increases.

Economics

1 week ago Oasis, Tom Jones, Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder and more: The full list of huge global stars in Cardiff this summer and if you can still get tickets

There are already some incredible gigs announced for Cardiff during summer 2025 including Oasis, Tom Jones, Noah Kahan and more

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1 week ago Trump tariffs creating ‘high uncertainty’, Bank of Japan warns; Musk’s X ‘valued at $44bn again’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsSavings and investment firm M&G has warned this morning that it faces uncertain times.In its full year results for 2024, M&G points out that:Increased geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility continue to weigh on client sentiment and pose a significant challenge to financial institutions across the globe.The Company has traded well in the first half and delivered strong profit growth. Like other operators in the sector, we face many cost headwinds that will impact us in the second half, following the recent Budget, notably the increase in national living wage and national insurance from April. We estimate that the annualised impact of these two items is £2.6m, with the incremental costs commencing in April and impacting the final quarter of the 2025 financial year.We plan to mitigate the majority of these costs over the next 18 months through price increases and cost efficiencies. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago The economy was always Trump’s strength. Polls show it might be cracking

Analysis: Americans voted for Trump because they believed he would lower prices and the cost of living. New surveys show people are losing their faith that he’ll accomplish that

Politics

2 w. ago Chocolate fans gobsmacked at price of bar that 'held down the street for years'

A formerly cheap chocolate bar has left shoppers fuming after they spotted the price of it has more than doubled in recent years

Politics

2 w. ago Major supermarket announces it is cutting price of petrol by 4p per litre

The cuts come after a drop in wholesale prices of fuel

Economics

2 w. ago BBC TV licence price 2025: when do the prices go up and how much more will it cost you?

TV licence fee will go up in a matter of weeks - here’s when 📺

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2 w. ago The O2, Three, Vodafone and EE price rises ting all mobile phone customers next month

Phone contract prices go up every April but changes will be different this year due to new rules by Ofcom

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