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An energy bill

Poorest ‘face almost 11% inflation’ as energy bills fuel cost-of-living squeeze

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Pressure mounts on Government after new figures show spiralling cost of living

Pub group Marston's

Pub groups challenged by soaring costs while sales rebounds

Boris Johnson

Johnson and Sunak face pressure to act in face of soaring inflation

Basket of shopping

Mr Kipling cakes firm Premier Foods raises prices as costs soar

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Life in the UK in March 1982 – the last time inflation was 9%

Food and groceries in a shopping basket on wood table with blurred suppermarket aisle in background

With inflation now at a 40-year high, what can households expect next?

Energy bills rises

Inflation soars to 40-year-high 9% after hike in energy prices

Wind farm

Communities can use onshore wind cash to cut energy bills now – Trevelyan

Shoppers

Meat in supermarkets, beer and wine in pubs – what is getting more expensive?

A man looking stressed

‘No time to lose’ to help those struggling with surging living costs

Aerial views of London

£24,000 annual increase in average UK house price

A person uses the Twitter app on an iPhone

Twitter ‘committed’ to completing Elon Musk deal at agreed price

Spring Statement

Soaring 9% inflation increases pressure on Sunak to act on cost-of-living crunch

Burberry

Burberry sees outlook weighed on by China Covid lockdowns

Coins and banknotes

Inflation set to hit all-time high as energy bills soared in April

Customer service

Call waiting times for phone and broadband customers above pre-pandemic levels

People looking in an estate agent's window

£24-a-day increase in average house price for first-time buyers