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What is core inflation as ONS figures show inflation rate ‘stuck’ at 8.7%

Inflation rate ‘stuck’ at 8.7% new ONS figures show

The rate of inflation has dropped slightly for March

Inflation rate in UK falls but still remains above 10%

UK economy records zero growth in February - ONS

Surprise jump in February inflation due to salad shortages, food & booze

Shock as inflation rises to 10.4% unexpectedly - what it means

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

Ava is the most popular baby name, with 2,576 parents choosing it for their daughter.

Top 20 most popular bird-themed baby names revealed

‘Don’t use laptop in bed’ says London Fire Brigade amid overheating concerns: 10 ways to avoid electrical fire

‘Don’t use laptop in bed’ says London Fire Brigade amid fire concern

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Scotland's gender pay gap lower than rest of UK

Bank of England warns UK will fall into longest recession in history unless it ‘acts forcefully now’

Bank of England warns UK could fall into longest recession in history

EasyJet holidays has launched a all 28-day all inclusive package costing just £650 per person

Easyjet claims all-inclusive 28-day holiday cheaper than staying in UK

The top baby names in England and Wales have been revealed - is your tot’s name on the list?

Most popular baby names in England and Wales revealed by ONS

Midlothian house prices dropped in July, according to the latest figures.

House prices dropped in July

The UK economy contracted for the second month in a row in April in the first back-to-back fall since Covid struck in 2020, as the cost-of-living crisis brought Britain's pandemic recovery to an abrupt end. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Here's what you need to know about a recession

McDonald’s is hiking the price of its cheeseburger for the first time in 14 years (Photo: Adobe)

McDonald’s hikes price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years

McDonald’s is hiking the price of its cheeseburger for the first time in 14 years as the fast-food giant passes the effect of soaring costs onto customers.

New price of McDonald’s cheeseburger revealed amid first price hike in 14 years
McDonald’s is hiking the price of its cheeseburger for the first time in 14 years as the fast-food giant passes the effect of soaring costs onto customers.

The National Covid Memorial Wall in London.

Number of UK Covid deaths passes 200,000, ONS data shows

Nurse Caroline Macdonald has been unable to work regularly for two years because of Long Covid.

Long Covid sufferer's plea for more help

The number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland increased last week, according to the latest figures. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Coronavirus infections rise in Scotland

Thousands of pay-as-you-go mobile customers will soon see their mobile phone costs triple (Getty Images)

Thousands of pay-as-you-go mobile users will soon see costs triple

Unemployment in Scotland fell to a record low in the last quarter, according to latest figures.

Scotland’s unemployment rate falls to record low

A ‘Greggs sausage roll index’ has been launched to gauge how the cost of living crisis is affecting different parts of the UK.

Greggs sausage roll costs three-and-a-half minutes of work

Now data reveals just over half of Scots are believed to have contracted Covid-19 over a period of almost 18 months during the pandemic.

More than half of Scots have had coronavirus, ONS survey finds

File photo of a woman using a laptop on a dining room table set up as a remote office to work from home. PA

West Lothian residents still working from home

Health workers prepare to assist at a NHS Test and Trace Covid-19 testing unit at the Civic Centre in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, West London in 2021. Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

Why does Scotland have higher Covid rates than England?

Follow live her as Nicola Sturgeon is expected to lift final Covid restrictions in Scotland.

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Edinburgh City Council’s housing, homelessness and fair work convenor, Councillor Kate Campbell.

Why a rent freeze was the right choice - Kate Campbell
The council’s housing budget is entirely ringfenced from the rest of council spending.

Spain could become the first European country to downgrade Covid-19 to a ‘flu-like’ status (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain pushes EU to downgrade Covid to ‘flu-like’ status as fatality rate drops

Top tips on how to get a pay rise in 2022

In Scotland, the latest estimate of people with Covid is one in 95 people, down from one in 85 the previous week and below September’s peak of one in 45.

Scotland has lowest Covid-19 infection rate in UK - ONS figures

The latest Scottish Government coronavirus figures (Photo: Jane Barlow).

Latest coronavirus figures in Scotland

Overall food prices have risen by 0.2% during the last year - but prices for individual food groups are up to 13.4 higher

20 food and drink items with the biggest price hikes in the past 12 months

The report also cited sources saying the famously mercurial retail boss could still change his plans. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images.

Mike Ashley rumoured to be stepping down as Frasers Group chief

UK chief trade negotiator, David Frost looks on as  Boris Johnson signs the Brexit trade deal

Readers letters: Attention switches as Covid rates fall

Latest coronavirus figures in Scotland (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

Latest Scottish Government covid figures

Nurse Eleanor Pinkerton prepares a coronavirus vaccine. Picture: PA

Coronavirus in Scotland: Four deaths reported as 2317 new cases confirmed

Staff at University Hospital Monklands ventilate a Covid-positive patient on the ICU ward on February 5, 2021 in Airdrie, Scotland. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Latest coronavirus figures in Scotland

Over 150,000 people in the UK have died from Covid-19, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (Photo: Shutterstock)

Over 150,000 people in the UK have died from coronavirus - according to ONS figu...

Sign that reads "Back Soon" in the window of a closed shop in Edinburgh city centre, as lockdown measures for mainland Scotland continue picture: PA/Jane Barlow

Scotland has highest Covid rate in UK, says ONS survey

With some areas scoring low in the study, there were some surprising entries at the bottom end of the scale.

In pictures: 12 places in Scotland with the worst rated work/life balance - do y...

Scotland offers a wide variety of places to live and work.

In pictures: Top ten places in Scotland for work/life balance

Coronavirus symptoms have largely proven to be the same with the original and UK variant (Picture OLI SCARFF/Getty Images)

What are the symptoms of the new UK Covid variant?

It is currently “too early” to tell whether or not lockdown restrictions will end in the spring, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said (Photo by Paul Ellis: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Lockdown restrictions may not end in spring - according to Boris Johnson

Coronavirus cases rise.

1,895 new cases of Covid-19 in Scotland

Teacher in class (photo: David Davis, PA).

Teaching union branches threaten industrial action in school safety dispute

Will the second wave of coronavirus be more deadly than the first? How death rates and cases compare so far - and what experts predict (Photo: Shutterstock)

The second coronavirus seems to be less deadly than the first

The researchers behind the study said that findings show more widespread testing is needed (Photo: Shutterstock)

80% of people with coronavirus in the UK display no symptoms

There have been 10,000 extra deaths at home in the UK since June - here’s why (Photo: Shutterstock)

There have been 10,000 extra deaths at home in the UK since June - here’s why

Two UK care home providers have reported 521 deaths relating to coronavirus in recent weeks (Shutterstock)

527 additional coronavirus deaths in UK care homes have been reported

More than 1,200 high street stores closed during the first half of 2019

These are the 20 towns and cities with the fastest declining high streets in the...

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