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A mobile phone shows the screen of the popular online game Wordle

‘Magical’ puzzle Wordle is ‘lightning in a bottle’ – New York Times games boss

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak

Sunak ‘too distracted by plotting for PM’s job’ to deal with cost of living

A Tesco store

1,400 more Tesco jobs at risk

A self-assessment form

2.3 million taxpayers have until end of February to avoid late filing penalties

Tourists take photos outside the gates of Buckingham Palace, London

TripAdvisor reaches one billion contributions

A gas hob

Natural gas supplier Firmus Energy to hike prices by 33%

A member of the TPE cleaning team

Rail firm uses more than 168,000 litres of cleaning solution in just 10 months

Manufacturing workers

Manufacturing output growth ramps up as supply chain crisis ‘passes its peak’

London skyline

Watchdog struggles to hire lawyers as salaries soar in private sector

A piggy bank being smashed with a hammer

Households ‘borrowing more and saving less’ amid surging inflation

Inflation

One in five cut back on energy use as cost of living rises

New York Times sign

Wordle bought by New York Times and suggestion it may not be free in future

An Irn-Bru production line

Irn-Bru owner puts up drink prices due to inflation

A terrace of houses

Housing market has strongest start to the year since 2005

Virgin Money branch

Virgin Money optimistic on UK economy but reveals hit to mortgage lending

A Joules store

Joules sales up but profits dented by Covid costs and supply chain issues

An Aldi store

Supermarket prices set to add £180 a year to average shopping baskets

A digital stamp

New digital era for stamps unveiled