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Interest rates have gone up to 4.25% after the latest Bank of England decision (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer How interest rates affect inflation as Bank of England hikes rate

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes house prices data every month (images: NationalWorld)

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

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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

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows falling petrol and diesel prices drove the drop, despite food prices continuing to climb. (Pic: PA)

Explainer What is the UK inflation rate? February 2023 CPI and RPI explained

Grocery inflation hit 18.2% - the highest rate in 45 years. Credit: Mark Hall

Vegetable shortages help drive surprise jump in inflation to 10.4%

NationalWorld’s interactive salary calculator will show you if your salary has kept up with inflation (Image: /NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

Work out your real-terms pay cut with our salary calculator

Entertainment, transport and education helped to drive growth in January (Photo: Getty Images)

UK economy rebounds in January easing fears of impending recession

Many well known companies in the UK are still failing to close the gender pay gap (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

International Women’s Day: 18 companies with huge gender pay gaps

Jeremy Hunt said “getting debt down will require some tough choices” (Photo: Getty Images)

Government records surprise budget surplus in January

UK inflation has fallen slightly for the third month in a row to 10.1% (Photo: Getty Images)

UK inflation falls for third month in a row to 10.1%

Explainer Number of working days lost to strikes is highest since 1989

Covid infection rates have continued to increase in England and Scotland.

The areas of the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

A sore throat is the number one symptom of Covid right now, according to the ZOE Health Study (Composite: Kim Mogg)

Top Covid symptom right now - and one sign that means it’s not flu

People are being urged to stay at home if they have flu-like symptoms this Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

Key symptoms of a cold, flu and Covid - and how to tell them apart

A lateral flow test result is interpreted by the two letters on the device (Photo: Shutterstock)

What it means if Covid lateral flow test result shows a faint red line

Covid infections are increasing across much of the UK, according to the latest figures published by the ONS.

The 15 UK areas with the highest coronavirus infection rates

Food inflation in November: prices are up to 45% higher for some foods compared to last year - and some Christmas dinner items are affected (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Christmas 2022: 20 foods with the biggest price rises since last year

Experts believe October was the peak for inflation (Photo: Getty Images)

UK inflation dips to 10.7% but food and energy costs still soaring

More than 400,000 working days were lost to strike action in October 2022.

Working days lost to strikes highest in a decade

Economists expect the UK to enter a recession by the end of the year (Photo: Getty Images)

UK ‘still facing recession’ despite return to growth in October

Traditional Christmas dinner items rose faster than inflation over the past year (Photo: Adobe)

Cost of Christmas dinner has gone up ‘three times faster than wages’

More than one million people across the UK are estimated to have Covid.

The UK regions with the highest Covid infection rates

Thousands of Covid deaths have been registered in care homes across England and Wales this year.

Thousands of Covid deaths in care homes in 2022 - worst areas revealed

The interior of Salisbury Cathedral. Credit: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Census: Christianity becomes minority religion for first time

UK net migration hits record high of over 500,000

Covid infection rates have dropped across the UK.

15 areas in the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

Around one in 21 people in the UK have Covid, according to the ZOE Covid Health Study (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

Top Covid symptoms to spot as UK deaths soar by 41% in a week

Food and non-alcoholic inflation rates are surging.

Food inflation: 15 shopping items seeing the biggest price rises

The rate of inflation has risen above 10% for the second time this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Rising food and energy prices drive inflation back to 40-year high

14 areas with the highest Covid infection rates in England

Total Covid infections have risen 31% in the UK (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

Telltale symptoms of Covid not to ignore as UK cases jump 31%

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