cost of living crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKemi Badenoch yesterday threw down the gauntlet to Nigel Farage over Britain’s bloated welfare bill by saying it was right and fair to keep…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA “sticky-fingered” thief has been banned from every Greggs in England and Wales after being tackled by undercover officers. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least £6.5m of fuel has been stolen in more than 130,000 drive-offs at petrol station forecourts over the past five years, new figures suggest. …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritish inflation jumped to a higher-than-expected annual rate of 3.5% in April from 2.6% in March, official figures showed on Wednesday. Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  A London borough is charging more than £1,000 a year for some residents’ parking permits.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRachel Reeves breathed a sign of relief today as the economy turned in better-than-expected growth in the first quarter of the year. …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteShoplifting incidents involving pensioners are increasing significantly in the UK, likely due to rising living costs. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBank of England policymakers have cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25% to cushion the UK economy against the impact…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana’s capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHouse prices have slumped as the market feels the effect of Rachel Reeves’s stamp duty raid, data shows. Read More