New UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation

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Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of living squeeze, with official figures expected to...

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The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?

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In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recognitionFor 11 years, from 1929 to 1940, the Soviet...

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‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring voters back to Labour heartlands?

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With questions over Farage’s finances and a new face in No 10, could Barnsley council be a bellwether for changing Labour fortunes?Labour marked its worst performance in more than 50 years when voters went to the polls in...

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Are you tweaking on your partner? From secret boob jobs to Botox on the sly, people explain why they keep their cosmetic procedures hidden

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Daniel’s boyfriend thinks his youthful complexion is down to fancy skincare, and Jessica’s nearest and dearest still don’t know she’s had a breast enhancement …Jessica was at a spa with her friends of more than 20 years when she...

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It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan

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They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choiceRecently, while traipsing from showroom to showroom in search of a used car for my growing clan, the iconic...

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Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure

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Conservative authority says site is not safe for vulnerable people charity serves or general publicWestminster council is making it “impossible” for soup kitchens to operate by complaining about the “crowds of vulnerable people”...

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I feel guilt talking to those left behind in Afghanistan. While I enjoy freedom, they are prisoners | Nelufar Hedayat

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Five years since the Taliban returned to power, life – especially for women – is awful. We must keep the people’s stories alive and hope they will be free againThere are fewer and fewer stories coming out of the land of my...

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