Prices, as measured by inflation, are currently rising at a rapid rate – the fastest since 1992. This means some people who were previously keeping to their DMP repayments are now finding it a lot more difficult. Rising domestic gas and electricity bills, and accelerating price rises, are likely to add to the strain.
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Petrol problems are “virtually over” in Scotland, northern England, and the Midlands, say retailers.
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Sri Lanka central bank governor submits resignation amid crisis
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With him in charge, the bank said: “Sri Lanka was able to maintain sound and stable macro-economic fundamentals, with...
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How we pay the bills: Skipping meals and fewer car journeys
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The weekly petrol bill for their car has gone from £20 to £30 a week, so she’s started to...
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Nike and Costco warn of product shortages and delays
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“The factors pressuring supply chains and inflation include port delays, container shortages, Covid disruptions, shortages on various components, raw...
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Will there be a national rail strike?
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The 15 train companies RMT are balloting are: Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway,...
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Weddings on hold again after ‘confusion’ over rules
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“The roadmap indicated weddings and receptions could resume on 12th April. We have now discovered, not by being offered...
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This Chinese map app wants to be a super app for everything outdoors
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Amap, for example, is one of the most widely used map and navigation apps in China today. But when...
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Fears for 5,000 UK steel jobs as lender collapses
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“The joint administrators are in continued discussion with an interested party in relation to the purchase of certain Greensill...
Prices, as measured by inflation, are currently rising at a rapid rate – the fastest since 1992. This means some people who were previously keeping to their DMP repayments are now finding it a lot more difficult. Rising domestic gas and electricity bills, and accelerating price rises, are likely to add to the strain.
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Gap to close all 81 stores in UK and Ireland
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Gap blamed what it described as market dynamics – in other words, the huge shift to internet shopping. It’s...
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Heat pump grants worth £5,000 to help replace gas boilers
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The England and Wales grants aim to reduce carbon emissions, but will cover a maximum of 90,000 heat pumps.
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Tesco and Iceland bosses warn over Christmas supplies
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Asked if Brexit is responsible for the supply chain problems, Mr Walker responded: “I think so, but it’s a...
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Paula Vennells opposed stopping postmaster prosecutions, inquiry hears
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells ignored calls from the organisation’s top management team to halt sub-postmaster prosecutions, the...
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HS2 rail extension to Leeds scrapped amid promise to transform rail
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Andy Bagnall, director general of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said: “While millions of people will...
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Petrol prices at eight-year high, says RAC
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“While we’re not past the pandemic by any means, demand for oil is likely to continue to increase as...
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Backlash after Bank boss says don’t ask for big pay rise
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However, Mike Brewer, chief economist at the Resolution Foundation, said by not targeting “families most in need of support,...
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What the chancellor really means when he says tax cuts are ‘impossible’
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Or, come the spring, there could actually be more headroom; which he may well choose to use up rather...
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