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Retail sales drop in December as Omicron bites

Sales volumes fell 3.7% in December compared with a 1% rise in November as shoppers stayed away from the high street.

The Independent UK

Retailers brace for difficult 2022 after sharp monthly fall in UK spending

Sales volumes dropped by 3.7% in December as Omicron resulted in a more cautious mood

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 posts biggest fall in eight weeks; UK retail sales hit by Omicron – as it happened

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Covid briefing: Welsh health expert says restrictions should have been lifted three weeks ago

It comes as the First Minister has confirmed that Wales will complete the move to alert level zero by January 28

Wales Online

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

The Guardian - UK

BT to raise TV and Broadband prices by £42 for millions of UK customers

A price hike of more than 9% will occur from the end of March for most customers

Liverpool Echo

The jobs where people are ‘most likely to be unjabbed’

The ONS has also published updated estimates for vaccine take-up among the whole adult population in England up to December 31, based on factors such as deprivation and ethnicity

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The people and professions most likely to be unvaccinated against Covid-19

New research reveals the people most likely to be unvaccinated in England

Manchester Evening News

Radical idea to 'write millions of £300 cheques' to tackle cost of living surge

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering the idea of US-style one-off payments to struggling households facing soaring energy bills

Daily Mirror

Welsh Government says 69,000 more people would have caught Covid if it hadn't brought in restrictions

Wales' health minister denied the government had overreacted to Omicron fears

Wales Online

Cost of living has risen for two thirds of adults in last month

Experts have warned that the cost-of-living squeeze will get even tighter over the next few months

Wales Online

‘Cost of living rising for two-thirds of UK adults’

ONS data also shows the highest proportion of firms reporting falling turnover since the height of the first lockdown as Omicron hit hard.

The Independent UK

UK households hit by rising cost of living; Omicron lifts US jobless claims to three-month high – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Covid briefing: Experts monitor a second type of Omicron that may be spreading faster

It comes as latest figures show that the Omicron wave has peaked in most parts of the UK

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Average UK house price £25,000 higher in November than a year earlier

“The harsh reality is that this extended period of ground-breaking house prices will provide challenges for the market as we move further into 2022."

The Guardian - UK

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

Evening Standard

Do we still have to wear masks and what are the rules on London transport and schools?

All remaining Covid restrictions have been lifted in England due to falling rates of Covid infections, following an announcement by Boris Johnson.

Wales Online

The new hotspot in Wales with the biggest house price rise, according to the latest ONS figures

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The Independent UK

Work-from-home guidance and face masks axed in England, says Johnson

The legal requirement for people with coronavirus to self-isolate will also be allowed to lapse when the regulations expire on March 24.

Daily Mirror

UK Covid cases climb above 100,000 again as 359 lives lost in 24 hours

A week ago there were 129,587 cases, while a fortnight ago there were an enormous 194,747 confirmed infections, on the day under-fire Boris Johnson announced Plan B measures are set to be lifted

Daily Mirror

Shopping list shows how much food prices have risen in past year - from apples to meat

A kilo of cooking apples has risen by a typical 6p - or 3% - to £2, but the same amount of dessert apples has jumped in price by nearly 25%, from £1.89 to £2.36

Liverpool Echo

Boris Johnson told to resign and Tory MP defects: Key moments and announcements from PMQs you may have missed

The Prime Minister faced questions from MPs in the House of Commons today

Wales Online

What is driving inflation? The facts on what's driving hefty bills hitting households

Consumer Prices Index has seen the biggest annual increase in 30 years

Wales Online

ONS infection survey shows Omicron wave has clearly peaked and is falling

The risk of reinfection from the Omicron Covid variant is 16 times higher than Delta

The Independent UK

UK ‘past the peak’ of Omicron wave as infections drop by almost one million

3.4 million Britons were estimated to be infected with Covid in the seven days to 15 January - down from 4.3 million in the previous week

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