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Read moreBy Kevin Peachey
Personal finance correspondent, BBC News
UK inflation rises to its highest rate for 40 years in the year to April, jumping to 9% from 7%.
UK inflation rises to its highest rate for 40 years in the year to April, jumping to 9% from 7%.
We asked people across the country how they are coping with the rising cost of living.
As tensions build over Northern Ireland, concerns of an EU-UK trade war have surfaced.
Surging food prices are a "major worry" for the UK and other countries, Andrew Bailey warns.
With prices rising at the fastest rate for 40 years, questions are being asked of the Bank of England.
Russian operator RAO Nordic says it will cease deliveries from Saturday, citing payment problems.
Sri Lanka's new PM tells the BBC the country's dire economic crisis will get worse before it gets better.
UK inflation rises to its highest rate for 40 years in the year to April, jumping to 9% from 7%.
We asked people across the country how they are coping with the rising cost of living.
As tensions build over Northern Ireland, concerns of an EU-UK trade war have surfaced.
Surging food prices are a "major worry" for the UK and other countries, Andrew Bailey warns.
With prices rising at the fastest rate for 40 years, questions are being asked of the Bank of England.
Russian operator RAO Nordic says it will cease deliveries from Saturday, citing payment problems.
Sri Lanka's new PM tells the BBC the country's dire economic crisis will get worse before it gets better.
We asked people across the country how they are coping with the rising cost of living.
As tensions build over Northern Ireland, concerns of an EU-UK trade war have surfaced.
Surging food prices are a "major worry" for the UK and other countries, Andrew Bailey warns.
By Kevin Peachey
Personal finance correspondent, BBC News
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