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Cost of living

Consumers likely to face increase in loan sharks and doorstep energy sellers

Petrol pumps

Petrol prices expected to hit £1.50 a litre due to Ukraine crisis

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Foreign Office boosts support for Britons leaving Ukraine

Interest rates

More ‘modest’ rate hikes needed but uncertainty reigns, says Bank deputy

HSBC flagship branch on Queen Victoria St, London.

HSBC pays out £2.6bn in bonuses as profits more than double

Electricity pylons

HSBC makes environmental pledges for fossil fuel funds

London skyline

Oil prices surge and stock markets under pressure as crisis mounts in Ukraine

Estate agents' signs

House sales down by 10.6% in January compared with a year earlier

A Wizz Air plane

Airlines continue operating flights between UK and Ukraine

An InterContinental hotel

Holiday Inn owner to pay dividend as travellers start returning

Dubai International Airport

Dubai airport named busiest for global travel

A view of Edinburgh

Edinburgh is UK’s most ‘liveable’ city for expatriates, study finds

Someone using a calculator

‘Four in 10 people not confident using numbers in their everyday lives’

Aerial views of the London skyline

Markets nervy over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Model people on coins

More can be done to analyse ‘poverty premium’, says FCA boss

A hose pipe

Water bosses ‘should have pay scrutinised’ after rivers found to be dirty

Petrol pumps

Fuel prices reach record high with petrol at 149p per litre

The Rightmove website

House hunters will find it easier to discover essentials about homes upfront