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Consumer confidence falls

Lowest consumer confidence for 13 months amid ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs

Supermarket shopping

M&S voted UK’s favourite in-store supermarket in annual Which? survey

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PM to push for Russian ban from banking system Swift after Ukraine invasion

Winter weather

Billions wiped off FTSE 100 in worst day for 20 months

The City of London

Markets tumble and oil soars after Putin launches war with Ukraine

Aerial view of houses

Three million English homes in fuel poverty in 2020 – before surging prices hit

Up to 850,000 families who were entitled to receive Pension Credit did not claim the benefit in the financial year 2019 to 2020, according to Government figures

Thousands of pensioners ‘missing out on vital benefits’

Coins and notes

Student loan changes will hit lower earners hardest, experts warn

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates on the pitch after the Uefa Champions League final match held at Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal (Adam Davy/PA)

MP suggests Roman Abramovich should no longer be able to own Chelsea FC

Wheat in a field

Food prices set to rise and inflation could hit 8.2% due to Ukraine conflict

London Underground sign

Strikes by London Underground workers to go ahead next week

Russian invasion of Ukraine

What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could mean for the UK

Rishi Sunak speech

Building a strong UK economy can help fight international aggression, Sunak says

A piggy bank being smashed

Savers ‘withdrawing £118 per month on average to make it through to payday’

Shoppers in Windsor

Shoppers return to high street despite ‘rapid’ price rises

Edinburgh skyline

Regulating short-term lets could see rents ‘plateau’, says property expert

A petrol pump

Warning over petrol prices hitting £1.60 a litre as Russia invades Ukraine

A British Gas engineer

British Gas profits soar despite energy sector squeeze