Three things we’re cutting back on as prices rise
"I have a wheelchair accessible vehicle, but obviously, fuel is really expensive, so I'm having to make choices on how...
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Food spending and mental health hit by rising prices, BBC survey reveals
Prices, as measured by inflation, are rising at a rate of 9% a year, the fastest for 40 years. Interest...
Pensions: Millions receive wrong amount ‘for decades’
In 2021, the National Audit Office found that problems with the system had separately led to 134,000 people who had...
Gazprom: Russian gas boss says ‘our product, our rules’ in supply row
Least of all Robert Habeck, the economy and climate change minister. This was, he said, a political decision. One taken,...
El Salvador: The country where you can buy anything with Bitcoin
Other countries were thought to be considering following El Salvador's move, before the latest crash began in May, though the...
Renting: No-fault evictions to be banned in England
National Residential Landlords Association chief executive Ben Beadle said: "Whilst headline commitments to strengthening possession grounds, speedier court processes and...
How human-like are the most sophisticated chatbots?
"Take the National Health Service Wales for example," he says. "In 2020, they launched a virtual agent, Ceri, to answer...
Warning food prices to rise quickly over summer
Mr Walton expected shoppers in general to make money-saving changes to behaviour including eating out less and more at home,...
US makes biggest interest rate rise in almost 30 years
In the US, financial markets have slipped, with the S&P 500, which tracks hundreds of America's biggest companies, losing a...
Rail strike: Four out of five trains won’t run during strikes
Network Rail, which owns and maintains the country's railways, said there would also be no passenger services to locations including...
Millions to get first cost-of-living payment from 14 July
Karl Handscomb, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, a think tank focusing on people on lower incomes, said it was...
Swiss airspace open again after computer crash
Skyguide spokesman Vladi Barrosa told Tagesanzeiger news website that the problem appeared to be a hardware fault and they did...
Russia’s economy in for a bumpy ride as sanctions bite
"What's more, the fear of supply disruption means that Russia's been earning even more money from exporting energy and raw...
How The Gambia’s oyster farmers are being hit by climate change
Oyster farming in The Gambia is completely dominated by women, who harvest, process and market the oysters. But they are...
CEO Secrets: ‘Don’t treat your business like your baby’
Liz Jackson MBE is a director of corporate finance advisor, BCMS. She started her career as an entrepreneur, creating and...
Paddy Power ad ban for gambling taking priority
His girlfriend's mother brings the couple a drink, after which his girlfriend poses the question to which the man responds...
Missguided shoppers will not get refunds for returns
Pandemic lockdowns initially sent internet shopping sales soaring, boosting brands like Missguided that do most of their business online. However,...
Scrapping of electric car grants sparks backlash
Transport Minister Trudy Harrison said: "Having successfully kickstarted the electric car market, we now want to use Plug-in Grants to match...
