Vast majority of mums say working is pointless because of childcare costs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe cost of childcare is so eye-wateringly high that some parents are questioning what the financial point of having a job even…
The London mayor promising free school meals for secondary school kids while vowing to freeze council tax
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn East London mayor says his ambitious budget plans for the next few years will help the next generation living in Tower…
Already struggling households face paying an extra £811 for their average annual food bill as supermarket inflation hits record 17.1%
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Supermarket price inflation rose to a record 17.1 per cent in the four weeks to 19 February, figures show. Read More
County lines: Children lured into gangs with free Subway sandwiches in cost of living crisis, charities warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren are being lured into county lines drug gangs with free Subway sandwiches and sweets, as traffickers exploit struggling families during the cost…
Cleaner who found £50k stashed in toilets is left shocked by his reward for handing it in
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA cleaner who handed in £50,000 after finding it while cleaning the toilets was left speechless at his reward for finding the…
British households buying less food or skipping meals as cost pressures bite
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHalf of people in the UK have reported buying less food when shopping in recent weeks, Read More
'Greedflation': Suppliers for retailers increase prices by more than double the rate of inflation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSuppliers for retailers have increased prices by more than double the rate of inflation. Read More
Food makers, feeling squeezed, pull the plug on slow-selling products
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMajor consumer companies including Kraft Heinz Co and Conagra Brands Inc are culling product lines to combat sky-high costs and falling consumer…
Huge 'unprecedented' coffee shortage to hit UK supermarkets
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn ‘unprecedented’ shortage of coffee could hit the UK soon. Read More
Many talented young Nigerians are leaving. Halting the exodus will be a task for the next president
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“May Nigeria not happen to you,” is a common prayer in Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation. Read More