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
World leaders are doomscrolling. Why aren’t investors? “I am forced to know things about what could happen in…
Britons brace for price hikes despite Starmer pledge to ease spiralling cost of living
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
From water to council tax: How the bill rises (and one drop) in April affect you
BT, EE, Plusnet and Virgin Media are all hiking broadband prices by £4 a month, Sky by £3,…
Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds | Hospitality industry
Two-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of “suffocating” costs imposed by government,…
Americans shocked after figuring out how much fuel costs in Australia
Australia is dealing with “the biggest spike in petrol and diesel prices in history”, but it seems one…