The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Bristol vintage fashion store owner says cost of living crisis is 'destroying' business

Kate Ashwell who owns Ashwell & Co in Clifton is calling on the Government to do more to help companies such as hers

Bristol Post · May 18, 2022

6 items becoming unaffordable as inflation hits 9% - including fuel and drinks

Inflation rose to 9% in April - a new 40-year high - as households battled against rising energy bills as the new Ofgem price cap came into effect, adding to the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022

Four more rate hikes this year, warns City as inflation takes toll

THERE will be at least four more interest rate rises this year and a surge of insolvencies as inflation takes its toll on an increasingly shaky UK economy.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2022

BJP targeting religious places to divert people's attention from issues such as unemployment, inflation: Mayawati

"This can spoil the situation anytime. Years after Independence, the manner in which people’s religious sentiments are being incited, as part of a conspiracy in the guise of Gyanvapi, Mathura, Taj Mahal and other places, will not strengthen the country but will only weaken it. The BJP needs to pay…

The Hindu · May 18, 2022

Soaring 9% inflation increases pressure on Sunak to act on cost-of-living crunch

The Chancellor said ministers ‘stand ready to take further action’ to help households feeling the pinch.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

How to cope with the rising cost of living

Millions of Britons are struggling as the price of everything soars amid rising energy prices and inflation. Kate Ng turns to financial experts for advice on how to deal with it all

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Boris Johnson ‘choosing to let people struggle’ with cost of living says Keir Starmer – as it happened

Latest updates: Labour leader says prime minister ‘does not get it’ and says government delays are making problems worse

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

Rishi Sunak blasted over 'warm words' as inflation soars to 40-year peak

UK inflation has soared to a 40-year high, piling pressure on the Tory administration to act fast to help struggling households amid a brutal…

The National (Scotland) · May 18, 2022

Dan Rodricks: Our nation needs more immigrants, fewer race baiters

White Americans who worry about being replaced by immigrants and other people of color need to get a grip on reality. The “great replacement theory,” along with general immigrant anxiety, not only perpetuates racist paranoia but works against our nation’s economic health.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022

What does the rising rate of inflation mean for you?

Cost of living crisis continues to bite as energy bills, fuel and food prices climb

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022