This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly | Chaitanya Kumar
Energy shocks don’t just raise our energy bills – they can be turning points in how our economy…
‘Awful’ April: Which household bills are set to rise and what support is there?
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Amid budget pressures, Nigeria moves to borrow $6 billion from Citi, Abu Dhabi Bank
The approval, granted alongside the 2026 budget, allows Africa’s largest economy to raise $5 billion from First Abu…
UK food inflation ‘could hit 9% this year’ as Iran war drives up energy prices | Food & drink industry
Food inflation could hit 9% in the UK this year, even if the strait of Hormuz opens within…
Regional Victorian businesses struggling to stay afloat amid rate rise, petrol prices
Rising costs, fuel prices and fire-related closures are pushing some regional Victorian small businesses to the brink, with…
Tariffs Are Driving Americans to Bankruptcy
Tariffs and the broader cost of living crisis are pushing more Americans toward financial breaking point, a new…
Jørgensen urges cohesive national responses to avoid energy market disruptions
Published on 31/03/2026 – 19:35 GMT+2 Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged EU countries on Tuesday to take aligned,…
Africa eyes its own ‘Strait of Hormuz’ as €20 billion Spain–Morocco corridor gains traction amid global chokepoint risks
Rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are prompting countries to reassess global trade routes and explore new…
Crippling costs almost HALVING factory workers’ access to equipment as British industry suffers, think tank warns
High energy costs and a lack of investment are leaving British workers under-equipped and at a “major disadvantage”…
Your holiday could be hit by an extra 8% charge
UK holidaymakers face being hit by hidden travel costs worth hundreds of pounds this summer as a result…
The crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once
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Britons brace for price hikes despite Starmer pledge to ease spiralling cost of living
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