UK Inflation Climbs to 2.9% as Energy Bills Bite
UK Inflation Climbs to 2.9% as Energy Bills Bite UK inflation rose to 2.9% in the 12 months to July, up from 2.6% in June and the highest rate since March, according to the ONS figures published on Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics said the increase was driven largely by household energy costs, after […]
1 week ago
Why the Middle East is keeping UK interest rates on hold
The Bank Of England is holding steady Journalists gathered outside the Bank of England on Thursday for a decision that, on the face of it, looked like a non-event. Rates stayed put. But the reason interest rates did not fall tells you almost everything about where the British economy sits this summer — and about […]
1 month ago
People divided after girl gets £16 from the Tooth Fairy ‘due to inflation’
How much did you usually get from the Tooth Fairy when you were a kid? 50p? £1? £2 if you were really lucky? Well, one mum has split opinion after she revealed she left $20 (£16) under her daughter’s pillow to keep up with “inflation.” In a post on Reddit, the mum wrote: “It’s crazy […]
2 years ago
Brits fly to Lidl in Poland to ‘save money’ on weekly shop
In case you needed any more reminding about just how expensive things are in the UK It won’t have escaped your attention that the price of pretty much everything has soared as we live through a cost of living crisis. One of the main ways you’ve probably noticed this is in your weekly food shop, […]
3 years ago
Study reveals what £15 would have bought you 15 years ago compared to now
Spoiler: You got a lot more beers for your buck Here’s what £15 would have bought you 15 years ago – compared to now. In 2008, based on the average UK price at the time, you could’ve expected to get the best part of seven pints for your money – but now you’d be lucky […]
3 years ago
Instant coffee kept in security cases as price soars to £10.50 a jar
World’s gone mad Instant coffee is being kept in security cases at a supermarket after the price soared to £10.50 a jar. The GPS tracking cases were spotted on shelves at the Co-op food and petrol shop at Harborne in Birmingham, on May 30. It was also reported today the rate of price rises at […]
3 years ago