Energy bills to rise hundreds of pounds to three-year high

Average annual energy bills will rise by £332 in July, more than double the previously anticipated increase, due to high oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran, trusted forecasters predicted.

War set to drive spike in household bills

British households have been told to brace for a surge in inflation and multiple interest rate hikes this year after surging oil and gas prices sparked by Donald Trump's war on Iran.

How Rachel Reeves made it harder to pay off student loans

Changes to the student loans system quietly announced in the last budget have provoked a loud and angry response that has woken up Westminster to what anyone who did a degree in the 2010s, and their parents, already knew.

Unemployment stuck at five year high as youth rate climbs

UK unemployment has remained at its highest rate in five years, new official figures show.

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Interest rate hikes could mean more misery for consumers, as war takes toll on pockets

Sharp rises in the price of oil and gas as a result of the war in Iran have set off an economic chain reaction which is already hitting people in the pocket.