Inflation

A general view of the exterior of BBC Broadcasting House in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Make the most of your TV licence now before things change drastically Gurj Nanrah

The Bank of England has announced a new interest base rate after an unexpected drop in inflation. (Credit: Getty Images)

Bank of England announces interest rates will remain at 5.25%

It is good that inflation has dropped, but life isn't returning to normality any time soon (Getty)

Inflation defies analysts and drops down - but things aren't 'normal' Gurj Nanrah

The UK's inflation rate has unexpectedly dropped to its lowest level in 18 months according to the Office for National Statistics. (Credit: Getty Images)

Inflation unexpectedly drops to lowest level in 18 months

Birmingham City Council bankrupt: Who are leader and deputy-leader John Cotton & Sharon Thompson?

Birmingham City Council ‘bankrupt’: Who are the leaders?

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Supermarkets scrutinised after Which? uncovers dubious loyalty offers

A person leaves with their goods in plastic carrier bags after shopping at a branch of Lidl in south London.

Lidl swings to £76m annual loss amid battle to keep prices low

English rail fares could rise by up to 8% in 2024 if the Government uses the same formula as this year, new figures show. (Lauren Hurley/PA Wire)

Rail fares in England could rise by 8% in 2024

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are set to face each other at PMQs. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

PMQs: out of touch Sunak's 'record school funding' is not the reality Ralph Blackburn

Jeremy Hunt is still having to contend with the spectre of Liz Truss’s Mini Budget (images: AFP/Getty Images/Adobe)

Explainer Autumn Statement 2023: date of Jeremy Hunt’s next Budget speech

Birmingham City Council bankrupt: What is Section 114 notice? - local government act explained

Explainer The UK’s biggest local authority ‘effectively’ declares bankruptcy

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Royal Mail to raise price of first-class stamp by 15p in October

The Bank of England announced its 12th consecutive interest rate hike on 11 May (images: Getty Images)

Explainer When will interest rates come down? Latest expert predictions

The next UK interest rates announcement is due to take place soon (images: Adobe/Getty Images)

Explainer Bank of England ‘set to hike interest rates’ despite recession risk

The cost of everything from pints, to chips to a packet of eggs has risen in the last year, but just how much of each could £15 buy you in 2008? (Credit: SWNS)

Here's what £15 could have bought you 15 years ago compared to today

Labour has written to the government to demand clarity on 'chaotic, costly UK border trade measures, raising the concerns of British businesses'. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Post-Brexit border checks on food from EU delayed for fifth time

UK mortgage rates spiked in late 2022 - so what’s going to happen in 2023? (images: Adobe/NationalWorld)

Explainer Mortgage rates ‘remain high’ despite improving inflation outlook

Food prices inflation has slowed once again, according to the British Retail Consortium (image: Getty Images)

BRC: UK food inflation running at ‘slowest pace’ since September2022

Has British farming reached crisis point? Credit: NationalWorld

Is UK farming in crisis? Farmers fear for future after Brexit

Sainsbury’s announces biggest ever Aldi price - more than 40 products see price cut

Sainsbury’s: Supermarket matches Aldi price on more than 40 products

Labour has written to the government to demand clarity on 'chaotic, costly UK border trade measures, raising the concerns of British businesses'. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Labour slams trade 'chaos' as post-Brexit food checks delayed

PM promises we'll all feel better next year but cost of living misery means it'll be too late for him

Out-of-touch Sunak's positivity about the economy sounds tone deaf Ralph Blackburn

The High Pay Centre has found that the salary of the CEOs at Britain’s FTSE 100 firms surged by 16% in 2022, when the pay of most workers was struggling to keep up with inflation. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

'Grotesque extremes': top CEOs bag £500K pay rise on average in 2022

The higher your credit score, the more likely you are to get loans (images: PA/Adobe)

Explainer How to check your credit score - and why it’s a good idea

This is how inflation is calculated by the Office for National Statistics (images: Adobe)

Explainer How does inflation work? ONS process to calculate cost of living

Rocketing rates of UK inflation are denting consumer spending power (image: Shutterstock)

Explainer RPI vs CPI: what’s the difference between ONS cost of living indexes?

Core inflation covers all the goods and services we consume outside of volatile categories, like food and energy prices (images: Adobe)

Explainer What core inflation means for your finances as rate remains high

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows stable energy prices drove the drop, although food prices are continuing to climb at a rapid rate (Pic: PA)

Explainer What is the UK inflation rate? How July 2023 CPI and RPI affects you

Wages increased by the largest amount since records began between April and June (images: Getty Images/ Adobe)

Explainer UK wage growth statistics to ‘cement’ September interest rates hike

GDP grew unexpectedly in the UK in the three months to June 2023 (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer What GDP stands for - and how it can impact your daily life

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NS&I Premium Bond winning odds boosted to best in 15 years

Liz Truss has given her resignation honours, despite only serving for 49 days as Prime Minister. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Liz Truss is showing the hubris she had as PM by giving out honours Ralph Blackburn

A Greggs sausage roll

Forget the great petrol rip-off, it's sausage roll prices you should worry about...

Campaigners from Positive Money demonstrate outside the Bank of England in London on Thursday, against the rises in interest rates amid the cost of living crisis. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Interest rates: How Bank of England base rate rise affects real lives

The Bank of England has hiked UK interest rates (image: NationalWorld)

Interest rates hit highest levels since 2008 - and now are at 5.25%

Sarah Breeden - Bank of England

Who is Sarah Breeden, the new deputy governor of the Bank of England?

A pedestrians looks at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in Windsor, west of London, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

What was happening the last time house prices fell like they have now?

Denise Van Outen is hosting a new Channel 4 documentary called Secrets Of The Supermarket Own Brands. Photo by Holly Wren/Channel 4/PA.

Denise Van Outen shares how to save 'massive' amount of money on food

Michelle Heaton, Hugh Hanley, daughter Faith and son AJ.

Liberty X singer and mum Michelle Heaton shares summer holiday advice

The next Bank of England interest rate meeting could create more woes for mortgage payers (images: AFP/Getty Images/PA/Adobe)

Explainer UK interest rate ‘set to surpass’ current 15-year high in August

Mortgages terms are the amount of time over which you agree you will repay your lender (image: Adobe)

Explainer Long-term mortgage deals: can they solve first-time buyer woes?

Kids eat for £1 with the purchase of an adult hot main at all Sainsbury's cafes. From 11:30am every day.

Sainsbury’s slashes price of own brand toilet and kitchen roll

Poundland to reduce prices on ‘big brand’ favourites to under £1

Medical consultant members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside Leeds General Infirmary. (Picture: Dave Higgens/PA Wire)

NHS workers "cannot sustain" continued pay erosion, say consultants

UK inflation falls to 7.9% in June - its lowest rate in more than a year. (Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

UK inflation falls to 7.9% - its lowest rate in more than a year

Rishi Sunak has his five "priorities" - which he initially described as promises - listed next to him for press conferences. Credit: Getty

Analysis Fact check: Rishi Sunak is failing to fulfil his 'five promises'

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Business drivers ‘left out of pocket’ by 12-year mileage rate freeze

People hold placards calling for fairer pay on a picket line outside Great Ormond Street Hospital. (Picture: Daniel Leal / AFP via Getty Images)

Medical associations warn of 'mounting exodus' of NHS staff

Rishi Sunak needs to decide what pay rises to give public sector workers, including the police, doctors and teachers. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Analysis Sunak risks union battle with inflation comment ahead of pay decision

Wages in the UK are rising at a record pace but are still failing to keep up with sky-high inflation, new figures have revealed. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

UK wages rise at record rate but fail to keep up with inflation

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are considering awarding pay rises to certain groups of striking workers. (Photo by STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Cabinet split over awarding striking workers 6% pay rise

Marks & Spencer has teamed up with eBay and Oxfam (AFP via Getty Images)

Will M&S and Oxfam's school uniform donation scheme help UK families? Steven Ross

Ofgem has been criticised by MPs for how it has run the UK energy market (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Energy bills to fall this weekend due to new Ofgem price cap

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace to turn heating down to save money

Martin Lewis has warned of a “nightmare year” ahead due to rising mortgage and rent costs (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis issues mortgage warning as he makes demand for renters

Buckingham Palace has reportedly three years left of its ten-year refurbishment programme. Photographs by Getty

What is the cost of the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace?