Cost of living: ‘We’ll cut back on things that make memories’
Suzanne Samaka and her partner work full time but will struggle to cover rising energy bills....
How the interest rate rise might affect you
The Bank of England has now increased interest rates to 0.5% , the second rise in three months....
Life won’t get easier until 2023, warns Bank boss
The squeeze on people’s living standards will not ease until next year, the Bank of England chief says....
Don’t ask for a big pay rise, warns Bank of England boss
Andrew Bailey says a ‘painful’ period of prices rising faster than wages is needed to control inflation....
Energy bills to rise by £693 a year for millions
A typical household will pay £1,971 a year from April but plans to ease the hit will be revealed soon....
Cost of living: ‘How will we afford anything with bills this high?’
A recent poll for BBC 5 Live suggests a third of adults working full-time are struggling to pay their bills....
Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history
The technology giant’s owner Meta said platforms like TikTok were hurting its growth....
How an interest rate rise might affect you
Interest rates rose for the first time in three years in December and are expected to increase again on Thursday....
Pret raises the price of its coffee subscription by 25%
Some customers say the 25% rise is too steep but Pret says its costs are rising sharply....
Fawdon Nestle factory to close with loss of 474 jobs
Unions condemn the closure of the sweet factory and the loss of 474 jobs as “unacceptable”....