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Consumer Prices Index inflation will likely reach 9.8%, according to an average of analysts’ estimates.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said that data showing pay had fallen further behind the rising cost of living was placing “further pressure on so many families, so many working people”.He defended his plan to freeze energy prices this winter.The comments came as official figures revealed that millions of workers…

With wages falling to a record-breaking low, potential housing insecurity is a concern for millions of Brits

'Without intervention, we can expect a difficult economic situation,' North East LEP CEO Helen Golightly warns

'Without intervention, we can expect a difficult economic situation for local communities and businesses,' the North East LEP says

UK wages adjusted for inflation decline at fastest rate in 20 years, while job vacancies fall, as average annual grocery bill is set to jump by £533 to £5,128

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The vast majority of respondents said they had incurred additional costs for utilities such as energy and water

The number of babies born to mothers who are unmarried or not in a civil partnership has overtaken the number being born to mothers in such relationships for the first time on record, birth registration data shows.