3 d. ago US trade deficit surges; Amazon accused of ‘hostile and political’ act for displaying tariff costs – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK grocery inflation has edged up this month, as consumers are hit by rising food prices.Data provider Kantar has reported that supermarket prices rose by 3.8% per year in the four weeks to April 20, up from 3.5% a month earlier.“Chocolate confectionery prices rose by 17.4% this period, the fastest of any category, but that didn’t stop the British public treating themselves this Easter. The volume of chocolate eggs sold through supermarket tills still grew by 0.4% on last year, while at the dinner table lamb was the most popular fresh meat joint, followed by beef and pork.Some households chose to indulge in less seasonal fare as the sun came out and they dusted off the barbecue, with burger sales shooting up by 31% over the last month.”The way in which regulations are being applied to bioethanol is undermining the commercial viability of our business. We are having constructive discussions with the UK Government to explore re...

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3 d. ago US trade deficit surges ahead of tariffs; China vows not to ‘kneel down’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK grocery inflation has edged up this month, as consumers are hit by rising food prices.Data provider Kantar has reported that supermarket prices rose by 3.8% per year in the four weeks to April 20, up from 3.5% a month earlier.“Chocolate confectionery prices rose by 17.4% this period, the fastest of any category, but that didn’t stop the British public treating themselves this Easter. The volume of chocolate eggs sold through supermarket tills still grew by 0.4% on last year, while at the dinner table lamb was the most popular fresh meat joint, followed by beef and pork.Some households chose to indulge in less seasonal fare as the sun came out and they dusted off the barbecue, with burger sales shooting up by 31% over the last month.”The way in which regulations are being applied to bioethanol is undermining the commercial viability of our business. We are having constructive discussions with the UK Government to explore re...

Economics

9 d. ago Households who get little to no sun in garden urged to plant five flowers that will 'thrive'

Gardening experts have rounded up five climbing plants that will flourish even in the gloomiest of gardens

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1 week ago Households with barely any sun in the garden urged to plant these 5 flowers

If you want to fill your garden with beautiful climbing plants but don't get much sun, not to worry. Experts reveal five gorgeous climbers that thrive in the shade

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2 w. ago A Place In The Sun couple demanding 'a champagne house with a lemonade budget' leave host Craig Rowe exasperated with damning six

Tuesday's instalment of the Channel 4 property show saw married couple, Jane and James, ask Craig to help find them a holiday home in Crete.

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2 w. ago A Place in the Sun couple 'separate' during house viewing in awkward moment

A Place in the Sun presenter Craig Rowe was left gobsmacked during a recent episode of the Channel 4 show as a couple appeared to 'separate' while viewing properties

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3 w. ago My dad went on A Place in the Sun and bought a house – here's what happens when the cameras stopped rolling

Kelly Williams' dad, Neil, and stepmum, Jane, appeared on the Channel 4 show where they bought a property in Alicante, Spain

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3 w. ago 'My dad bought a house on A Place in the Sun – here's what happened next'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star's Kelly Williams told her dad, Neil and stepmum, Jane 'not to be one of those annoying time-wasting couples' when they appeared on Channel 4's A Place in the Sun

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4 w. ago Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world | John Crace

Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffsWith characteristic humility and good grace Hardly.Shortly after 9pm UK time on Wednesday, the Sun-Bed King made his way to the White House Rose Garden, looking every bit the dishonest bookie as he held up a board with every country’s separate tariff. He might as well have been signposting the odds on a global recession. Continue reading...

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