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A smart meter next to an energy bill

Lewis and Javid oppose using windfall tax to battle cost-of-living crisis

A dress worn by Princess Margaret in 1952

Insurance giant delves 70 years back into archives to mark Platinum Jubilee

Winter weather Feb 19th 2022

Government considers plans for minimum staffing requirement during rail strikes

Freight trains

Crisis talks to prevent empty supermarket shelves amid fears of railway strike

A man looking stressed

Payouts for bereavement, illness and injury claims reach £18.6m per day

Man shops in supermarket

Bank Governor ‘mis-spoke’ with ‘apocalyptic’ food price warning, minister claims

Elon Musk

Elon Musk denies sexual misconduct allegation by flight attendant

City stock

FTSE finishes in the green as European markets rebound

Jamie Oliver takes part in the What An Eton Mess demonstration

PM: Government had to be flexible over delays to junk food offers ban

Anti-obesity strategy demonstration

Cost of living fears just an ‘excuse’ to delay tackling obesity – Jamie Oliver

Petrol tanker

Supermarket tankers fill up on Russian diesel, Greenpeace claims

Marks and Spencer

Food shops in the spotlight as M&S set to announce results

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson: I cannot ‘magic away’ cost-of-living crisis

Ed Sheeran

Rich List: Ed Sheeran could become first British billionaire musician

Anti-obesity strategy demonstration

Supermarkets push forward with curbs on unhealthy food despite Government delays

Regional cabinet meeting – Staffordshire

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns against raiding ‘honey pot’ with oil and gas windfall tax

Mervyn King, who was governor of the Bank during the 2008 financial crisis

Central banks drove inflation by printing money, says former Bank boss King

Oil rigs in Cromarty Firth

Oil and gas industries reject call for windfall tax