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Shoppers

Retail sales fall more than expected after Queen’s funeral

Treasury sign

Government borrowing strikes £20bn after September record debt interest

Nato summit

Australian PM concerned about delays to UK trade deal following Truss exit

Credit cards being cut up

Six in 10 UK adults struggling to keep up with bills – City regulator

Climate change is a factor in increasing household food bills

Fossil fuel cost rises and climate change ‘adding £407 to household food bills’

Pound

Pound rallies in ‘damning’ market reaction to Truss resignation

Liz Truss resignation

Truss resignation brings ‘brief respite’ for investors as pound rallies

Ben Broadbent, the Bank of England's deputy governor of monetary policy, discusses interest rates

Deputy Bank of England chief hints rates may not rise as much as markets expect

Food safety warning

Food safety watchdog warns don’t eat food past use-by date or turn off fridge

Models of people on piles of coins and banknotes

Tax credit claimants to receive second cost-of-living payment from November 23

An oil rig

North Sea regulator recommends measures to boost oil and gas production

Cost of living

Millions skipping meals or struggling to buy healthy food – Which?

Trade slumps for half of hospitality firms as economic pressures mount

Trade slumps for half of hospitality firms as economic pressures mount

Communication Workers Union strike action

BT, Royal Mail and Openreach workers begin countrywide strike

Sales of fish heads and spam have soared at Waitrose

Sales of fish heads and spam skyrocket as Waitrose shoppers feel the bite of the cost of living crisis

Halloween carved pumpkins

Insurer urges households to be on guard against Halloween horrors

Travis Perkins stock

Price rises drive jump in Travis Perkins sales

A National Express coach

National Express boosted by train strikes and Queen’s funeral