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The Astra assembly line at Vauxhall’s plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (Peter Byrne/PA)

Manufacturers increasing prices at record rates, study reveals

A person jumps into the water at Compton Lock on the River Itchen near Winchester

Water firms make river pledges after Government pressure

A child jumps over a puddle

Nearly half of children living below ‘acceptable standard’ by April – report

An aerial view of houses

Households saw nearly £17,000 swallowed up by rent and bills in 2021 – research

A woman using a laptop

Stronger payment checks will help protect online shoppers from fraud

Jacine and Paul Rutasikwa

Distillery owner hits out at ‘huge barriers’ faced by black women in business

Architect's impression of the Eden Mill distillery

Drinks firm ‘delighted’ to get green light for new carbon-neutral distillery

Fuel prices

Families hit by rise in annual petrol costs of nearly £400 – Labour

Rishi Sunak

‘Think carefully’ about Russian investments, Sunak warns businesses

Interest rates

Bank mulls rate hike amid inflation dilemma caused by Ukraine conflict

A gas hob burning on a stove (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Energy bills increasing 14 times faster than wages, TUC claims

A sign in Paternoster Square outside the London Stock Exchange

European markets climb on reports over Ukraine talks progress

Cigarettes in a British American Tobacco worker’s shirt pocket

British American Tobacco to withdraw from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

House building

Housebuilder Berkeley recouping rising costs from booming property market

Graduates

US investor Apollo mulls bid for education publisher Pearson

Cineworld jobs

Cineworld recovery set to accelerate as blockbusters return to screens

Fuel pumps

Drop in wholesale fuel costs gives hope to drivers of pump price relief

Someone using a bank card

People who are tricked by pet-related scams ‘lose £1,400 on average’