FSB warns energy costs pushing small firms to the brink
Rising energy bills and reduced consumer spending is forcing thousands of small businesses into making ‘impossible choices’.
UK News|Aug 20, 2022
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Tory leadership tax cut promises ‘hard to square’ with UK’s future, experts warn
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said ‘permanent tax cuts’ could exacerbate pressures on the public purse.
UK News|Aug 17, 2022
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Double-digit inflation leaves families ‘worried sick’ over cost of living
Inflation spiked to 10.1% in July, the fastest cost-of-living hike in more than four decades.
UK News|Aug 17, 2022
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What was life like the last time inflation was this high in 1982?
Margaret Thatcher was PM, the Duke of Cambridge was born and England was heading to the World Cup with Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton in the squad.
UK News|Aug 17, 2022
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Struggling households face more pressure as cost of living rises 10.1% in July
It is the biggest jump in Consumer Prices Index inflation since February 1982.
UK News|Aug 17, 2022
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Sturgeon to chair meeting with suppliers in bid to ease cost-of-energy crisis
The First Minister said the summit would look at the provision of advice available to the public and business.
UK News|Aug 16, 2022
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Sunak plan to grill Scottish civil servants is akin to show trials, say SNP
Tory leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will take part in a hustings in Perth on Tuesday.
UK News|Aug 16, 2022
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Starmer pledges to freeze fuel bills by extending windfall tax
The Opposition leader contrasted Labour’s ‘robust’ plan with the ‘internal battle’ of the Tory leadership race and ‘lame duck’ Prime Minister.
UK News|Aug 15, 2022
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Starmer vows to extend windfall tax to freeze family fuel bills
The Labour leader promises a £29 billion support package to deal with a ‘national economic emergency’.
UK News|Aug 14, 2022
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Russia’s military pounds residential areas across Ukraine
The Russian defence ministry claimed Saturday its forces had taken control of Pisky, a village on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk.
World News|Aug 13, 2022
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Gunman in Montenegro kills 10 before being shot dead by passerby
Prime minister Dritan Abazovic wrote on his Telegram channel that the incident was ‘an unprecedented tragedy’.
World News|Aug 12, 2022
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Chancellor: Next PM can hit the ground running to offer extra energy bill help
Nadhim Zahawi insisted his officials in the Treasury are “looking at all the options” for additional help this winter.
UK News|Aug 12, 2022
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Price cap predictions hiked again in fresh £5,300 warning on bills
Millions of households are set to face crippling bills this winter.
UK News|Aug 12, 2022
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GDP falls 0.1% as Covid-19 vaccination programmes wind up
The figure for the first quarter showed a 0.8% rise.
UK News|Aug 12, 2022
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UN demands end to military activity at Ukraine nuclear plant
It is Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
World News|Aug 12, 2022
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