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Rural Scots ‘forgotten’ in Chancellor’s energy discount package, says Labour

Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant said those living in off-grid areas need clarity on whether they will receive the £400 energy bill discount.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Is Covid still in your area? Interactive map shows remaining UK hotspots as infections fall

Office for National Statistics says cases are trending in the right direction though 1 million are still infected

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Our labour market is in chaos but all we can think about is partygate

I need to be clear, I don’t want to write about our Prime Minister anymore. It makes me mad and angry. I want to be sane and grown-up, not feel like a furious child, stamping my foot and raging in this column because something incomprehensible is going on.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2022

Flu and pneumonia mentioned more times than Covid-19 on death certificates

Coronavirus is far more likely to be listed as the underlying cause of death, however.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

The puzzling question of whether more people died of Covid in Wales or England

Though it is a very important question, it is not a simply answer

Wales Online · May 22, 2022

What 9 per cent inflation means for you as rate hits 40-year high in biggest squeeze on cost of living for decades

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

Manchester Evening News · May 21, 2022

Andrew RT Davies gets a round of applause for forgetting Welsh town's name

The Conservative conference is being held in Llan...Llan...north Wales

Wales Online · May 20, 2022

Retail sales in Great Britain jump despite soaring inflation

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

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

BoE economist sees interest rates rising higher; retail sales bounce despite inflation – as it happened

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 Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

Charity calls for immediate increase in child element of Universal Credit to help families with rising costs

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

Daily Record · May 19, 2022