Inflation highest since 1992
Inflation hit a 16-year high in September but the year-long spiral in the cost of living could soon be over, experts said.
50% energy bill hike causes record inflation
Surging gas and electricity bills have left Britons struggling to cope with the highest levels of inflation since 1992, new figures show.
Mandelson ‘set for £1m package’
Peter Mandelson is in line for a taxpayer-funded pay-off and pension of up to £1 million after leaving the European Commission to rejoin the Cabinet, it has been revealed.
Inflation ‘hitting pensioners hard’
Pensioners suffer more from soaring inflation than their working counterparts, research said.
Cameron vows to help credit victims
Tory leader David Cameron said his party was committed to helping people cope with the rising cost of living and the impact of the credit crunch.
Tory pledge on bin collections
A Tory government would provide central funding to restore full weekly rubbish collections across England, shadow environment secretary Eric Pickles said.
Upside down man in ‘fat cat’ rage
A man suspended himself upside down in Trafalgar Square to protest against the rising cost of living today.
Surging food bills add to economic gloom
The cost of living is rising in Britain for the fastest time in 16 years.
Consumer misery as food bills jump 14%
The cost of living is rising in Britain for the fastest time in 16 years.
CBI warns UK will suffer recession
The CBI today became the latest group to forecast the UK will slide into a recession this year.
Inflation hitting rich and poor
Rich and poor households alike are feeling almost the same impact from soaring inflation, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Unemployment fears sends pound tumbling
Dire warnings that Britain's unemployment rate is set to see a big jump next month has sent the pound tumbling to a significant new low.
‘Hurricane’ Gustav could push oil prices higher
Forecasters fear tropical storm Gustav could return to hurricane strength as it moves through the Caribbean.
Stagnant economy weakest since ’92
The economy ground to a halt between April and June, official figures showed today.
Council bosses ready for talks
Council bosses have insisted they are still prepared to talk to unions after an estimated 150,000 local government workers staged a one-day walkut over pay.
Soaraway inflation warning
Households were warned against a return to the soaraway inflation of the 1970s as a Bank of England rate-setter dampened short-term hopes of rate cuts.
The ‘12%’ inflation-beating cash Isa
A cash Isa has been launched by Leeds Building Society this month that could earn the equivalent of over 12% on savings if inflation continues to rise.
It’s official: We are worse off
The rise in the cost of living is outstripping pay increases for the first time since the 1990s – meaning the average person is now officially worse off.
Inflation forces us to raid £434 of savings
Britons are raiding larger amounts of money from their savings as the economic turndown deepens and inflation spirals out of control.
Inflation up again to 4.4%
The key measure of inflation rose last month to a higher-than-expected 4.4%.
Experts predict inflation rate rise
Inflation figures due out are expected to show the annual rate for July spiralling to more than twice the Government's target.
