UK inflation remains at 3.8% but food price rises accelerate for another month

Prices accelerated for a range of household groceries last month, helping push up the cost of living (Alamy/AP) -

UK inflation remained unchanged last month but food and drink price rises have accelerated for the fifth month in a row, new official figures show.

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was 3.8% in August, the same as July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.