Seventeen places in the UK already have confirmed outbreaks of bird flu. 

Bird flu: Lockdown set for birds as owners told to keep pets and poultry inside

The recruitment of vets has been hampered by Brexit due to higher English language requirements on foreign workers.

Food Standards Agency warns vet shortage may impact Christmas meat production

Prices are now almost certainty rising at a faster pace than pay and are expected to continue their acceleration for the next six months, Joel Hills predicts.

Inflation surges as markets bet on an interest rate rise in December

There are signs that wage growth is losing momentum, with inflation expected to climb to almost 4% in October, writes Joel Hills.

Employment rises despite the end of furlough

Chancellor Rishi Sunak told ITV News 'there are global challenges ahead' on the road to economic recovery. That road ahead looks harder, writes Joel Hills.

Quarterly growth slows as shortage of workers and goods hold activity back

The Bank of England has decided to keep Bank Rate on hold at 0.1% but it is stating very clearly that interest rate rises are imminent.

Bank of England says interest rates rises 'necessary over coming months' 

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak does a final run-through with his staff of his Budget speech in the State Room at No.11 Downing Street

ITV News Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills on why you'll need to look beyond Rishi Sunak's speech to get the full picture.

'Here's where I'll be looking to find out the real impact of Sunak's Budget'

The auction of Christmas poultry including geese, turkeys, chickens, ducks and pheasants all produced on local farms taking place at the York Auction Centre, Murton, York. Anna Gowthorpe/PA  22-Dec-2013

Applications for temporary visas have 'clearly soared' despite the government suggesting there wouldn't be enough demand, Business Editor Joel Hill explains.

Christmas saved? Thousands of HGV drivers and poultry workers take visas

Prices in hotels, bars and restaurants could be set to rise due to higher costs and high inflation

Inflation remains high and could get higher as businesses warn costs are rampant

The vaccination rate among low-income countries is only 4%, compared to the UK which has now fully vaccinated more than 70% of all its over 12 year olds.

IMF urges rich nations to deliver on vaccine pledges to developing nations

Big names are already feeling the impact, with IKEA confirming to ITV News it has faced "some challenges in returning containers" to Felixstowe.

Britain's biggest container port so congested considering turning ships away

"All adults to be offered booster jab" was the headline but how will it work and what does it mean for the already pressured health service. 

How will the booster rollout work and will the NHS cope under pressure?

The Duchess of Sussex hit out ferociously at the tabloid media after judges dismissed an appeal by Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).

Court privacy ruling allows Meghan Markle to condemn the British tabloid press 

The Conservatives are hoping to hold on to the seat, but is follows a turbulent period for the government with allegations of sleaze abound.

Are the Conservatives facing an upset in Old Bexley and Sidcup? 

“Jane”, who claims that as a child she was repeatedly sexually assaulted and trafficked by Maxwell and Epstein, is key to this case, writes Emma Murphy.

Witness accuses Ghislaine Maxwell of taking part in Jeffrey Epstein abuse

The home secretary will propose altering the wording of the policing bill to include domestic abuse and sexual violence as violent crime.

Policing Bill to change so officers treat sexual violence as seriously as murder

Prince Charles, who joined the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, said it was a moment for the country to “survey a new horizon”.

Prince Charles acknowledges ‘atrocity of slavery’ as Barbados becomes a republic

ITV News Europe Editor James Mates visited an ICU in Prague where around 80% of the most seriously ill patients had chosen not to have the vaccine.

Inside an under pressure ICU as Covid rips through the Czech Republic

Ministers will promise to transform housing and invest in technology to help people to stay in their own homes for longer, ITV News understands.

Joel Hills

Business and Economics Editor