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A basket of groceries

Food prices rise at fastest rate since 2008, retail group figures show

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Insurance customers could make savings by haggling and switching, says Which?

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Persil advert banned over its ‘misleading’ environmental claims

City of London

Wall Street market woes drag FTSE 100 lower

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visit to North Dorset

Johnson urges Britons to have ‘hope and perspective’ during ‘tough’ months ahead

Budget 2021

Pubs are preparing to swallow energy bill hikes of up to 400%

Telecoms security

Government lays out plans to protect telecoms networks against cyber attacks

A radiator

Debt help charity sees ‘concerning’ rise in new clients in energy arrears

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss supporters at a hustings event

‘Fair and sensible’ for new PM to make ‘detailed plans’ on cost-of-living help

Susan Allen

Yorkshire Building Society appoints first female boss

St Austell Brewery, Proper Job IPA

Energy costs ‘wiping out profits’ for struggling pubs, brewery boss warns

Credit cards

People ‘turning to credit as painfully high bills eat into incomes’

Sainsbury's product date changes

Sainsbury’s to remove ‘use by’ dates from own-brand yoghurts to cut waste

Asda petrol stations

Asda ‘in £450m bid for Co-op’s petrol stations’

Insulation

Home energy efficiency improvements ‘plummet at worst possible time’

Bunzl

Bunzl hikes profitability outlook as half-year profits rise

Pub closures

Pubs and brewers warn over mass closures as energy bills leap 300%

Liz Truss during a hustings event in Norwich North, Norfolk

Truss cost-of-living plan stalled until she gets ‘full support and advice’ as PM