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An online energy bill

What can households do to cope with soaring inflation?

Rishi Sunak

Sunak sets out plans for UK to be energy-independent by 2045

Striking rail workers

Latest rail strike will halt all services in some areas, passengers warned

Fuel

Rising food and fuel prices send inflation soaring to new 40-year high

Nurses

Rising inflation to ‘hammer’ pay packets of frontline workers, TUC warns

Basket of groceries

Sales rise at Mr Kipling maker due to home cooking and higher prices

Petrol pumps

Mounting cost crisis sees inflation soar to fresh 40-year high

A postman delivering mail

Royal Mail loses £1m a day as staff disputes stall turnaround plans

Woman with reusable canvas bag for food shopping

Rising inflation ‘bad news for everyone’ as food and fuel costs soar

School meals

Ultra-processed foods ‘make up almost two-thirds of Britain’s school meals’

Vehicles on a motorway

Ombudsman receiving complaints about falling insurance premiums as well as rises

Amazon site

Amazon pays £648m in UK taxes as revenues leap beyond £23bn

People with shopping bags

Retailers told to ‘double down’ on diversity due to slow progress

Wages report

Unions angry at pay awards for public sector workers

Nadhim Zahawi

Chancellor ‘looking at’ powers to overrule financial regulators

Bank of England stability report

Bigger interest rate hike ‘among the choices’ at next BoE meeting, Governor says

Stock photo of Metropolitan Police recruits (Nick Ansell/PA)

Police to receive 5% pay rise – Home Office

Technology summit in Dublin

Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute