Reassurance to customers as London area goes into its fifth heatwave period of the year
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UK chain restaurants offering free food and drinks to those with their A-level results
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A combination of geopolitics, the domestic political climate and the cost of mortgage finance are continuing to weigh on sentiment, Rics said.
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Private sector rents have not risen when housing support rates have increased, analysis has shown, after Andy Burnham expressed concern about “chasing” rising costs.
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Higher mortgage rates and other costs have dampened the cottagecore trend, the website said.
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The ‘speak easy’ cards were launched by Nationwide Building Society in 2024 and are now being made more widely available.
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Some schoolchildren newly entitled to free dinners from September could miss out because parents are unaware, a charity has warned.
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The UK’s biggest household energy supplier has urged customers to use less electricity during the UK’s largest solar eclipse in 30 years, warning that solar power will “plummet”.
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The Food and Drink Federation said ‘fruit, vegetable and grain supply’ are being hit by recent hot weather and droughts.
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Wheat yields are down by around 14% this year, while oat production has fallen by at least 9%.
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England’s progress to the semi finals of the World Cup helped drive a 3.8% increase in food sales, above the 12-month average of 3.4%.
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At 5.59%, the average new mortgage rate at the start of August was back to where it was at the start of June, after a fall in July, Moneyfacts said.
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The Prime Minister said the cost of living ‘continues to weigh heavily on so many people’s lives’.
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The PM will spend the summer travelling the country as he prepars to unveil a series of measures intended to help with bills, following on from cuts to energy costs and a £2 cap on bus fares announced in his first week
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The Bank of England kept rates steady last week, but cautioned that inflation is expected to pick up later this year.
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