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A woman holding train tickets

English rail fares could rise by 8% next year

A Wilko shop

Wilko shuts first stores as administration unfolds

A Slug & Lettuce pub

Pubs group to charge customers more to drink at peak times

Models of homes on coins

Value of mortgage balances with arrears rises by 28.8%

The Bank of England

Inflation could overshoot forecasts, says incoming deputy Bank governor

Commuters crossing crowded London Bridge on the way home from work, UK

UK real wages no longer falling, but jobless rate rises to near two-year high

A Wickes store

Wickes says home-working fuelling DIY demand despite sliding profits

Sharon Graham

Unite union campaigns to open first final salary pension scheme in decades

London skyline stock

Melrose reveals potential £200m hit from plane engine problems

Grocery inflation

Grocery price inflation falls to lowest level in a year

Office workers

UK real wages no longer falling as earnings growth remains at record rate

Fever-Tree drinks

Fever-Tree cuts guidance as wet summer weather dampens sales

Primark in Burnley, Lancashire

Primark owner ABF raises profit outlook again as costs ease

Wages have outstripped inflation growth

Boost for squeezed Brits as wages grow ahead of inflation after months of soaring prices in cost of living crisis

A person buying train tickets

Rail fares: Economic figure which could determine price rises to be announced

Offshore wind farm

Offshore energy jobs could increase by 50% by end of decade, research finds

Angela Rayner at Institute for Government

Pay and housing among priorities for a Labour government: Rayner

Angela Rayner comments

Angela Rayner to set out Labour’s vision of ‘real life levelling up’