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Britvic drinks

Britvic reveals profits hike as it raises prices to combat costs

Cigarettes

Imperial Brands sees profits drop after Russia hit

A Vodafone shop

Vodafone ahead of expectations but warns of inflation hit

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey

Cabinet minister ‘surprised’ by Bank Governor’s ‘apocalyptic’ inflation warning

Coins and bank notes

More than half of people have worse health due to rising cost of living – poll

Picture 3 – Cruachan dam and upper reservoir

Energy firm Drax ‘ready to move mountains’ for new hydro power project

UK rental growth

Average monthly rent ‘nearly £100 higher than a year ago’

Andrew Bailey

Bank of England chief warns over ‘apocalyptic’ food price rises

Phones 4U in administration

Phones 4u begins court fight with networks after going into administration

Jerry Brown

California’s women on boards law is unconstitutional, judge rules

Waterloo Bridge and the City of London

FTSE closes higher as Chinese spending slowdown weighs on rest of Europe

Smart Meter Energy Usage

Cap on energy bills could be reviewed four times a year under Ofgem plans

Greggs

Greggs warns of rising costs as sales bounce back after pandemic

Ryanair planes

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns of holiday price hikes

Coins and banknotes

Record £101m of fraud prevented by specialist police unit last year

A car stops at a petrol station in Marseille, southern France

EU cuts forecasts for economic growth as fallout from war in Ukraine widens

A McDonald’s restaurant in the centre of Dmitrov, a Russian town 75 km (47 miles) north of Moscow

McDonald’s to sell its Russian business

Undated file photo of a funeral taking place

Kate Davidson appointed new chief of funeral firm Dignity