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A carer at work

Care workers calling in sick because of fuel costs – union leader

Passengers at Edinburgh Waverley

ScotRail disruption could end as union urges drivers to accept 5% pay offer

European Central Bank

Europe’s central bank to hike rates in July

Skyline of the financial district of London

European rate rise plans and Shanghai Covid measures drag back markets

Boris Johnson lays bricks

What could Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s housing plans mean for you?

Storm Arwen damage

Storm response shows rural areas do not matter to energy providers – resident

A no smoking area

Ban smoking outside pubs and on beaches, major report suggests

People walking past a ScotRail train

Train drivers’ union to recommend pay deal to members as dispute could soon end

Boots

Ambani’s Reliance and Apollo make joint £5bn bid for Boots

An FCA office

Strike by Financial Conduct Authority staff

Petrol pumps

Government under pressure to cut fuel duty again as tank of petrol reaches £100

Models of houses on top of coins and banknotes

Plans to turn ‘benefits into bricks’ need careful consideration, say experts

A driver fills up with petrol

Cost of a full tank of petrol hits £100

People looking in an estate agent's window

What age do first-time buyers typically get on the property ladder?

Pack of cigarettes

Legal age for smoking should rise and ‘polluter tax’ must be considered – report

A Fuller's pub sign

Pub group Fuller’s cheers weddings and tourism recovery

An electric car being charged

Per mile cost of EVs ‘80% below petrol and diesel cars’ as fuel prices surge

Storm Arwen damage

Electricity firms must ‘up their game’ following Storm Arwen, says Ofgem