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What is inflation? What new 7% UK rate increase on everyday goods means for you

Prices are rising faster than at any time in the past 30 years and wages are failing to keep up. But what is inflation and what does it mean for you? We explain

Daily Mirror

Higher clothing prices push cost of living further as crisis mounts

The last time January shopping discounts were this poor was 32 years ago

Nottingham Post

Average UK house price increased by £27,000 last year

The average UK house price hit £275,000 in December 2021, according to Office for National Statistics figures.

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Starmer urges action to tackle rising cost of living

The Labour leader said it is ‘very difficult’ to tell people not to ask for a pay rise, following Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey’s comments.

The Independent UK

Inflation rises further to 5.5% as cost-of-living crisis mounts

The ONS said the cost of clothes and footwear pushed inflation higher, with the lowest January discounts in shops since 1990.

The Independent UK

Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

UK inflation hits new 30-year high of 5.5% as cost of living crisis continues

Clothing and footwear pushed rates up this month, ONS said

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UK inflation surges to 5.5% as cost of living crisis continues to bite

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation climbed from 5.4% to 5.5% in the 12 months to January as prices continue to rise during the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Consumer Price Index inflation increased to 5.5% in January

"Inflation ticked up again in January, reaching a near 30-year high."

Birmingham Post

Figures reveal Nottingham's richest and poorest neighbourhoods

This data comes from ONS (Office for National Statistics)

Nottingham Post

South West jobs market recovers but wage growth lags behind inflation

Huge drop in benefits claimants across region and lots of jobs available but soaring cost of living outstrips pay rises

Birmingham Post

Registered Covid deaths in England fall for second week in row

A total of 1,242 deaths registered in the week ending February 4 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 deaths fall again as Boris Johnson looks to end pandemic rules in England

Another week-on-week fall in registered deaths mentioning Covid on death certificate

Wales Online

Boris Johnson warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine remains but hopes for ‘diplomatic opening’ – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘intelligence is not encouraging’ and reveals Russian field hospitals in Belarus appear to be part of invasion preparations

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The Independent UK

Scotland’s unemployment remains near same rate as previous quarter, figures show

Employment Minister Richard Lochhead said ‘early estimates’ show there were 2.4 million payrolled employees in the country in January 2022.

The Guardian - UK

UK wage growth picks up in January but fails to keep pace with inflation

Office for National Statistics says annual pay grew by 4.3% in three months to December

The Guardian - UK

UK pay growth lags behind inflation; company insolvencies rise – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Jobs market rebounds further but pay growth lags behind inflation

The Office for National Statistics said the number of UK workers on payrolls rose by 108,000 between December and January to 29.5 million.

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The Guardian - UK

Renters more likely to have higher cost from home working, ONS study finds

People with children and renters more likely to have seen rise in spending for energy and internet access

Wales Online

New figures show people of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage most at risk during second Covid wave

White British people were more likely to test positive in wave three

Evening Standard

Nearly 9 in 10 home workers see rise in bills as cost of living surges

More than 1 in 3 Brits continue to work from home despite easing coronavirus restrictions

The Independent UK

One in 25 teachers and social care workers self-isolating at end of January

Nearly one in 20 of the working-age population in England were in self-isolation at the peak of the Omicron wave.

The Guardian - UK

Like most, I relish life opening up. But this libertarian dash for the Covid exit is reckless

Will the end of restrictions usher in a change in Britons’ behaviour, or will we continue to live by our own calculations of pleasure and risk?

Wales Online

Covid led to more mothers opting for home births

Some 14,281 mothers across England and Wales gave birth at home in 2020

Manchester Evening News

‘I have to choose between a job I want and a baby - it shouldn't be this way'

“I’m hoping one day soon we’ll be in a position to be able to have a baby, but it never could have happened before I was 30”

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