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An energy bill

Poorest families continue to be hardest hit by inflation, say experts

Entain enforcement case

Entain to pay £17m after failing to meet rules on safer and crime-free gambling

A shopper looks at fresh produce in a supermarket

How everyday items have risen in price in the past 12 months

Trains

Inflation figure used for rail fare rises hits 40-year high

Cineworld cinema

Cineworld warns of weak audience numbers until November over ‘limited’ releases

Gordon Brown

100,000 sign petition calling for emergency budget amid cost-of-living crisis

EE shop

EE unveils new monthly plans to ‘boost connectivity and support’

Money stock

Biggest jump in cost of living in decades expected with latest inflation figures

A man looking stressed

More than half of over-40s feel anxious about retiring, survey suggests

Mining gains

FTSE 100 hits fresh two-month high after mining gains

Fuel prices

Pressure on households to be laid bare as inflation expected to hit 10%

Bricklayers at work

Stigma remains among students about apprenticeships versus degrees – survey

Rail tickets

Inflation figure used for rail fare rises to be released

Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft

American Airlines places deposit on 20 supersonic planes

Commuters at London Bridge station

Only travel on strike days if ‘absolutely necessary’, rail passengers advised

A view of the City of London across houses

Watchdog drops case against Barratt Homes in leasehold mis-selling scandal

Nicola Sturgeon

Sturgeon to chair meeting with suppliers in bid to ease cost-of-energy crisis

The departures board at Victoria station, London

Worst year on record for train cancellations