High inflation makes everyone poorer but the outlook for the poorest households in the UK is bleak and distressing, Joel Hills writes.

Union demands pay rises to deal with 'cost of living catastrophe'

A diminished domestic labour pool coupled with stricter immigration rules, post-Brexit, is a potent cocktail and not necessarily one you’d choose to order.

Reasons to be cheerfully anxious as latest labour figures are released

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change calculates that the average working-age household is set to see their disposable income fall by £56 a month.

Tax and energy bill rises will leave households £672 a year worse off from April

The Bank of England moved to put up interest rates because it is worried about the pace at which prices are rising.

Bank of England moves to contain inflation with interest rate rise

Prices are rising faster than pay and - barring an Omicron-shaped curve-ball - they will accelerate further in the months to come, Joel Hills writes.

Inflation: Running hot and causing hardship 

Hotels, pubs, bars, gyms and restaurants say their customers are disappearing 'into their rabbit holes' again, writes Joel Hills.

Vacancies at record high but hotels and pubs warn of job losses as Covid spreads

The new rules between the UK and the EU has cost one Christmas tree vendor more than £50,000.

Analysis shows Brexit caused £12 billion of lost trade in October

The current energy cap for the average household is £1,277 a year. One group estimates it could rise to almost £1,800.

Household energy bills set to rise by up to £900 a year in April

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

12 months since his inauguration, we look at which pledges Mr Biden has made good on, and how Americans have judged him.

How has Joe Biden fared in his first year as president?

A 120-year-old crocodile discovered under the floorboards of a school classroom in Wales has gone on display.

120-year-old crocodile found under school floorboards goes on display

Prime Minister Boris Johnson alongside the newly elected Conservative MPs at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, after the party gained an 80-seat majority in the General Election.  Leon Neal/PA . 16-Dec-2019

A glimpse of what is happening behind the scenes of the Conservative Party as more MPs submit letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson.

What Tory MPs think about the PM and how many more are calling for him to go

Boris Johnson made the claim during during an interview with broadcasters on Tuesday.

Can the PM be saved by his 'no one told me it was a rule-breaking party' excuse?

Afghanistan's situation is so dire, that one father offered to sell his daughter to an ITV News team, while malnourished babies struggle for life in hospital.

Amid scenes of starvation is opinion on aid to Taliban-led Afghanistan changing?

FILE - Britain's Prince Andrew attends the Sunday service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, following the death announcement of his father, Prince Philip, in England, April 11, 2021. When Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial next week, the accuser who captivated the public most, with claims she was trafficked to Britain’s Prince Andrew and other prominent men, won’t be part of the case. U.S. prosecutors chose not to bring charges in connection with Virginia Giuffre, who says Epstein and Maxwell flew her around the world when she was 17 and 18 for sexual encounters with billionaires, politicians, royals and heads of state. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP, File)




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Joel Hills

Business and Economics Editor

Union demands pay rises to deal with 'cost of living catastrophe'

Reasons to be cheerfully anxious as latest labour figures are released

Tax and energy bill rises will leave households £672 a year worse off from April

Bank of England moves to contain inflation with interest rate rise

Inflation: Running hot and causing hardship

Vacancies at record high but hotels and pubs warn of job losses as Covid spreads

Analysis shows Brexit caused £12 billion of lost trade in October

Household energy bills set to rise by up to £900 a year in April

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

Food Standards Agency warns vet shortage may impact Christmas meat production

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

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