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Cost of living

Council tax bills will be rising across England in April.

Revealed: the areas with the most expensive and cheapest council tax

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs
Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Hospitality & Hope South Shields CE Brian Thomas and staff Pipa Betterton and Gillian Weatherburn.
Hospitality & Hope South Shields CE Brian Thomas and staff Pipa Betterton and Gillian Weatherburn.

Mum collapses from hunger after walking two miles to food bank

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: University of Liverpool staff and supporting students take part in a rally as strike action hits universities on November 24, 2022 in Liverpool, England. Staff at 150 universities across the UK are participating in a series of strikes over pay, working conditions and pension cuts. The strikes are scheduled for November 24, 25 and 30. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: University of Liverpool staff and supporting students take part in a rally as strike action hits universities on November 24, 2022 in Liverpool, England. Staff at 150 universities across the UK are participating in a series of strikes over pay, working conditions and pension cuts. The strikes are scheduled for November 24, 25 and 30. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

University lecturers stage first day of strikes: full list of dates

Christine Borton with her son Dayjanta Samuels. See SWNS story SWLNpresents. Cost of living crisis laid bare after mum heartbreakingly reveals her son won't be getting any Christmas presents this year
Christine Borton with her son Dayjanta Samuels. See SWNS story SWLNpresents. Cost of living crisis laid bare after mum heartbreakingly reveals her son won't be getting any Christmas presents this year

Mum’s heartbreak at having to tell son he won’t get Christmas presents

Campaign calls for 1m people to refuse to pay energy bills in October

Solar panels: cost, installation explained - how much can they save?

‘Zombie’ Government’s response to energy price rise criticised

This isn’t the first time that Shell has has issues with overcharging its customers (Photo by ASTRID VELLGUTH/AFP via Getty Images)
This isn’t the first time that Shell has has issues with overcharging its customers (Photo by ASTRID VELLGUTH/AFP via Getty Images)

Shell Energy refund: why Ofgem has fined company?

British Gas’ 10% profit rebate described as ‘tokenistic philanthropy’

Public sector workers skipping meals due to cost of living crisis

Households are struggling with rising fuel costs due to the cost of living crisis (Pic: Getty Images)
Households are struggling with rising fuel costs due to the cost of living crisis (Pic: Getty Images)

Fuel poverty: half of UK households may face fuel poverty this winter

TUC calls for minimum wage to increase to £15 ‘as soon as possible’

Close up of patient sitting in wheelchair at healthcare consultation with physician in cabinet (Credit DC Studio - stock.adobe.com)
Close up of patient sitting in wheelchair at healthcare consultation with physician in cabinet (Credit DC Studio - stock.adobe.com)

Why the £150 Disability Cost of Living payment is woefully inadequate

Thousands of communities across England and Wales have been identified as energy crisis hotspots.
Thousands of communities across England and Wales have been identified as energy crisis hotspots.

‘Catastrophic’: the areas set to be hardest hit by the energy crisis

These areas have the greatest proportion of energy crisis hotspots in England and Wales.
These areas have the greatest proportion of energy crisis hotspots in England and Wales.

15 energy crisis hotspots in England and Wales

The cost of living crisis has made it harder for those experiencing domestic abuse to flee their abusers.
The cost of living crisis has made it harder for those experiencing domestic abuse to flee their abusers.

Cost of living crisis leaves domestic abuse victims ‘stuck’

A closed underground station (Getty Images)
A closed underground station (Getty Images)

Tube driver’s salary UK: how much do TfL drivers earn?

Unions launch campaigns to fight back against cost of living crisis

‘Tax supermarkets’ profits and bring in price controls’ MPs urge

Forty-five million in UK to be ‘plunged into fuel poverty this winter’

The £326 payment began to rollout to eligible households last month (Photo: Getty Images)
The £326 payment began to rollout to eligible households last month (Photo: Getty Images)

DWP denies £326 support to ‘sanctioned’ Universal Credit claimants

EE has unveiled a new range of pay monthly plans to help customers save money (Photo: Adobe)
EE has unveiled a new range of pay monthly plans to help customers save money (Photo: Adobe)

EE unveils new ‘money-saving’ monthly plans as cost of living soars

Barclays is scrapping arranged overdrafts for some of its existing customer (Photo: Getty Images)
Barclays is scrapping arranged overdrafts for some of its existing customer (Photo: Getty Images)

Barclays scraps overdrafts for some customers as cost of living soars

UK inflation hits 10.1% as cost of living continues to soar

Shoppers can earn vouchers to save money on future grocery bills (Photo: Getty Images)
Shoppers can earn vouchers to save money on future grocery bills (Photo: Getty Images)

Asda launches nationwide loyalty scheme to help shoppers save money

Nationwide will pay 11,000 members of staff a £1,200 bonus (Photo: Adobe)
Nationwide will pay 11,000 members of staff a £1,200 bonus (Photo: Adobe)

Thousands of Nationwide workers to get £1,200 cost of living bonus

UK workers saw their pay lag behind inflation at record levels over the past quarter (Photo: Getty Images)
UK workers saw their pay lag behind inflation at record levels over the past quarter (Photo: Getty Images)

UK workers suffer record pay slump against surging inflation

Proposals supported by Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi could help households to save money this winter (Photo: Getty Images)
Proposals supported by Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi could help households to save money this winter (Photo: Getty Images)

Energy bills could be ‘slashed by £400’ under plans to lower price cap

Broadband and phone bills may be slashed in new cost of living scheme

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to extend windfall tax to freeze family fuel bills this winter (Photo: BBC)
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to extend windfall tax to freeze family fuel bills this winter (Photo: BBC)

Starmer vows to extend windfall tax in ‘emergency’ cost of living plan

Rail fare increase in England will be below current inflation rate

The Premier League’s most expensive replica shirts for 2022/23

The price cap on energy bills could top £5,000 next year, new forecasts suggest (Photo: PA)
The price cap on energy bills could top £5,000 next year, new forecasts suggest (Photo: PA)

Warning energy bills will cost households two months’ wages next year

Gross domestic product fell by 0.1% between April and June (Photo: Getty Images)
Gross domestic product fell by 0.1% between April and June (Photo: Getty Images)

UK economy shrinks by 0.1% as experts warn a recession is coming

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will speak to energy bossess
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will speak to energy bossess

Government to ‘knock some heads together’ in energy bills crisis talks

Six million UK homes owe an average of £206 to their energy provider (Photo: Adobe)
Six million UK homes owe an average of £206 to their energy provider (Photo: Adobe)

Households owe £1.3bn to energy suppliers ahead of winter bill hikes

Energy bills are forecast to remain above £3,350 until at least 2024
Energy bills are forecast to remain above £3,350 until at least 2024

Charities warn of people’s “desperate methods” to save on energy bills

DWP issues scam warning to everyone due £326 cost of living payment

Households across Britain could face an annual energy bill in excess of £3,600 this winter (Photo: Adobe)
Households across Britain could face an annual energy bill in excess of £3,600 this winter (Photo: Adobe)

Household energy bills forecast to hit more than £3,600 this winter

Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap VAT on energy bills
Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap VAT on energy bills

Rishi Sunak pledges to scrap VAT on energy bills in shock U-turn

Only a handful of goods and services dropped in price last month.
Only a handful of goods and services dropped in price last month.

10 products bucking the trend by getting cheaper

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It is the last time that regular estimates of coronavirus are being published, as the long-running infection survey – dubbed the “envy of the world” for its success in tracking the virus – has been halted. Credit: Kim Mogg
It is the last time that regular estimates of coronavirus are being published, as the long-running infection survey – dubbed the “envy of the world” for its success in tracking the virus – has been halted. Credit: Kim Mogg

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