12 h. ago Inflation jumps hours after Rachel Reeves more money in every Britons’ pockets

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 3.6% in June - in a blow for the under-fire Chancellor who used a big speech at Mansion House on Tuesday night to promise a more prosperous future for all Britons

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18 h. ago Warning as UK inflation hits highest level for nearly 18 months after unexpected jump

Inflation levels jumped up to 3.6 per cent in June - with annual food price inflation hitting the highest level since February 2024

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19 h. ago Why has inflation risen unexpectedly and what does it mean for households?

Official data showed Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 3.6% in June, up from 3.4% in May and the highest since January 2024.

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20 h. ago Inflation latest: Rising fuel and food costs behind surprise rise

Latest on UK figures data plus stock markets updates, business and money news on Wednesday

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22 h. ago Households face new squeeze as June inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6%

The “grim” jump in inflation to an 18 month high is not expected to prevent an interest rate cut next month

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22 h. ago Woman does food shop at Lidl in Spain but is floored by cost of bill

Amanda Griffiths recently went to Lidl in Spain to do her food shop, but she was left floored by the bill. She showed off her "shopping haul", and people couldn't get over what she paid

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22 h. ago Inflation jumps to highest level for nearly 18 months as food prices rise again

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 3.6% in June, up from 3.4% in May.

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22 h. ago Inflation latest: June figures show unexpected rise to 3.6% as fuel and food costs continue to increase

Latest on UK figures data plus stock markets updates, business and money news on Wednesday

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23 h. ago UK inflation rises unexpectedly to 3.6% driven by food and fuel prices

Annual increase in June follows two months of negative growth and with speculation mounting over tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation unexpectedly rose in June driven by fuel and food prices, according to official figures, underscoring the challenge facing the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.The Office for National Statistics said the consumer prices index rose by 3.6% last month, up from a reading of 3.4% in May. City economists had forecast an unchanged reading. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Inflation latest: June figures show unexpected rise to 3.6% as fuel costs continue to increase

Latest on UK figures data plus stock markets updates, business and money news on Wednesday

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23 h. ago UK inflation rises unexpectedly to 3.6% as Labour faces economic scrutiny

Annual increase in June follows two months of negative growth and with speculation mounting over tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation unexpectedly rose in June, according to official figures, adding to the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index rose by 3.6% last month, up from a reading of 3.4% in May. City economists had forecast an unchanged reading. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Inflation latest: June CPI figures to be released as food costs continue to increase

Latest on UK figures data plus stock markets updates, business and money news on Wednesday

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31 h. ago Weight loss surgery tourism needs urgent regulation, say UK experts

Despite popularity of weight loss jabs, more Britons are going abroad for surgery, analysis suggestsA booming trade in medical tourism for weight loss surgery is placing patients at risk and needs urgent regulation, experts have warned.Despite the growing popularity of injections such as Mounjaro to treat obesity, the number of patients travelling to other countries for surgery is increasing, the latest analysis suggests. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Inflation jumped in June hitting its highest mark in months amid Trump’s tariffs threat

Inflation rose 0.3 percentage points in the last month and 2.7 percent in the past year

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38 h. ago US inflation rose in June as Trump’s tariffs start to show in prices

Inflation remains far below the peaks seen three years ago, when price increases reached as high as 9%Inflation accelerated in June as the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs slowly started to show in US prices.Business leaders have said for months that the high, volatile rates of Trump’s tariffs will force companies to raise consumer prices. Prices remained stable in the spring, particularly as many of Trump’s highest tariffs were paused; however, they started increasing in May and have continued to rise in June. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Inflation jumped last month hitting its highest mark in months amid Trump’s tariffs threat

Inflation rose 0.3 percentage points in the last month and 2.7 percent in the past year

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40 h. ago US inflation accelerated last month to highest level since February

Inflation rose last month to its highest level in four months as the cost of gas, food, and groceries rose, reversing several months of cooling price pressures

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68 h. ago Treasury minister says ‘headline’ rate of income tax won’t go up, in hint thresholds might be frozen in budget – UK politics live

Darren Jones also declines to rule out wealth tax when questioned about government plansRecord-breaking extreme weather is the new norm in the UK, a report by the Met Office says. Damian Carrington has the story.Here is the Met Office summary. And here is the full report.The number of days with temperatures 5°C above the 1961-1990 average has doubled for the most recent decade 2015-2024 compared to 1961-1990. For 8°C above average the number has trebled and for 10°C it has quadrupled. This shows how the hottest days we experience in the UK have increased in frequency dramatically in just a few decades. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago ‘Spirited and sumptuous’: why Big Night is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers recommending comfort watches is a tribute to 1996’s charming restaurant-set comedy drama“Life is meals,” observed the novelist James Salter. Big Night, Stanley Tucci’s spirited and sumptuous indie from 1996, is a film about one big meal that asks a few big questions about life, including: What is the cost of the American dream? What does food allow us to say to each other that words can’t? And what right does Marc Anthony, of all people, have to deliver one of the most charming non-speaking performances in any movie since the silent era?Big Night follows two Italian immigrants who run a failing restaurant in 1950s New Jersey. Ambitious, high-strung Secondo (Tucci, practically hirsute) is the manager, while his brother Primo (Tony Shalhoub) is the madman in the kitchen, a purist who derides the local clientele as philistines and has begun to doubt the wisdom of coming to the US in the first place. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago How much beer and drinks cost at Oasis Manchester Heaton Park

Drinks at Heaton Park include beers, wine, sprits, cider and soft drinks

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