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Average wages have fallen 1.6% in real terms as pay fails to keep up with costs

Experts have warned that the pressure on household finances will intensify due to the Ukraine conflict, with eye-watering gas and fuel prices set to see inflation rise from 5.5% currently to nearly 9% or more in April

Wales Online

Oil tumbles back to $100; UK pay squeeze continues – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Number of UK workers on payrolls rises to record 29.7 million, ONS says

Rishi Sunak says he is ‘confident labour market is in good position to deal with current global challenges’

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Unemployment falls in North East but is still highest in the UK

Unemployment has fallen slightly in the North East but remains the highest in the UK, according to new figures

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Unemployment falls below pre-pandemic levels but pay growth hit by inflation

The number of workers on payrolls jumped by 275,000 between January and February to a fresh record of 29.7 million, the ONS said.

The Independent UK

Number of UK workers on payroll jumps to new record - but pay squeeze deepens

Those on a payroll system rose by 275,000 between January and February to 29.7 million, the Office for National Statistics said - but wage growth is still failing to keep up with inflation

Daily Mirror

Sports bras replace men's suits as inflation basket changes reflect pandemic consumer habits

The ONS said the changes show 'the impact of the pandemic still evident in our shopping habits'

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Pandemic sparks early retirement boom as three in five over-50s leave workforce

Three in five over-50s have left the workforce sooner than planned since the pandemic started, with many taking early retirement

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: As peace talks resume, Putin must be held to account

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine offer a glimmer of hope as this war approaches its third week. Representatives from both sides suggest that negotiations, which remain ongoing, may yield progress. Ukrainians fleeing for their lives, and ordinary Russians seeing their economy suffocate under crippling sanctions, must hope so.

Evening Standard

Doughnuts out, vegan sausages in as Britain eats more healthily

Doughnuts have been thrown out and meat-free sausages added to the official basket of goods used to calculate the rate of inflation, in a reflection of increasingly health-conscious British lifestyles.

Evening Standard

Pet collars and meat-free sausages added to inflation basket but suits out

The ONS said it would remove men’s suits from its basket of goods to calculate inflation as more people work from home.

The Independent UK

One in 25 in England have Covid as cases surge after end of restrictions

Sajid Javid said the rise was ‘expected’ given the increase in social mixing

Evening Standard

Pet Collars and Casual Clothing Mark Pandemic Shift in UK Inflation Basket

Pet collars and casual clothing are replacing takeaway doughnuts and men's two-piece suits this year as Britain's statisticians update their inflation calculations to account for pandemic trends. The biggest changes to the inflation basket for 2022 are around food after people ate more at home last year, and increasingly chose…

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Men’s suit removed from UK ‘inflation basket’ as Covid changes working life

Formal clothes removed from list for first time since 1947, with doughnuts and coal also taken out

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Sajid Javid says rise in Covid infections is 'expected'

According to the Health Secretary, 99.9 per cent of infections in Britain are the Omicron variant

The Guardian - UK

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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Dismay as funding for UK’s ‘world-beating’ Covid trackers is axed

Scientists at home and abroad criticise decision to cancel widely admired infection-surveillance projects including React-1 and Zoe

Glasgow Live

Rising covid cases in Scotland being 'intensely monitored' as estimated 1 in 18 had virus last week

Professor Sir Gregor Smith spoke out after the data from the Office for National Statistics showed that in the first week of March an estimated one in 18 Scots had the virus.

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The Independent UK

Covid cases and hospitalisations in England are rising – and experts don’t know why

Since the start of the month, infections and hospitalisations have increased across England

The Independent UK

‘One to keep an eye on’: Covid infections rise across the UK

First time since end of January that infections have risen simultaneously across all four nations

Evening Standard

Covid: Cases rising across UK but hospitalisations remain stable

Covid infections are rising across the UK, new figures show.

The Guardian - UK

What’s my personal inflation rate? We ask an expert

Edward Smith, co-chief investment officer at Rathbones, explains what it is and why it matters

The Guardian - UK

Covid cases and hospital admissions rising in England, data suggests

Increase in infections to estimated one in 25 people follows similar trend in Scotland

Edinburgh Live

When will Covid restrictions end in Scotland and what rules will remain

With Covid cases beginning to rise again in Scotland, health experts are urging caution for the populace, but to prepare for living with Covid we have created a guide of when restrictions will end.

The Guardian - UK

UK economy bounces back from Omicron as more people dine out

All sectors returned to growth in January to help lift GDP by 0.8%, says ONS

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