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Millions of households are under pressure to cut back on spending as prices soar

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Part of April increase may be down to people staying in to save money, says ONS

BoE’s Huw Pill says MPC faces its biggest challenge in 25 years, and indicates further monetary tightening needed to avoid wage-price spiral

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said parents are skipping meals to ensure their children can eat.

School caterers are said to be considering shrinking portion sizes or using cheaper ingredients amid the cost of living crisis

The owner of cake brand Mr Kipling has warned that it will have to put up prices for shoppers, with brands Oxo, Sharwoods and Ambrosia also affected by the move

That it was predicted makes it no less painful. Inflation has hit a 40-year high, driven largely by soaring fuel costs. And prices are set to rise further still. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show inflation reached nine per cent in April, its highest level since 1982. The…

And there's a new county hot spot where price increases have been the highest and another record breaking national average

The average house price has increased over the year to March 2022

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged the Prime Minister to stop the “hokey-cokey” and back Labour’s plan to bring in a windfall tax on energy firms at PMQs.