Food price inflation: why the cost of making a family spag bol has hit £10
New more-detailed ONS data on UK basket of goods shows how much staples have shot up since 2018
Airbnb goes back to basics with renewed focus on private room rentals
New features on app to encourage travellers to consider renting single rooms rather than whole properties
Ban smoking and tax fruit juice, says George Osborne
Ex-chancellor urges UK PM extend sugar tax and raise legal age for tobacco to curb obesity and cancer
UK energy suppliers to set up dedicated phone lines for vulnerable households
Ofgem requirement comes amid plans to crackdown on suppliers’ conduct as research shows slump in customer satisfaction
Stock market reforms would ‘pass greater risk to investors’, FCA says
Changes allow US-style ‘golden shares’ that let founders keep control of listed companies for 10 years via special voting rights
UK house prices rise for first time in eight months
Nationwide expert hails ‘tentative signs of a recovery’ as buyers’ confidence improves
Green investment funds pushing money into fossil fuel firms, research finds
BlackRock and L&G among asset managers using funds with ESG label to invest in coal, oil and gas
Labour calls for energy firms to pay more tax on £60m-a-day profits
Party wants greater taxation on North Sea profits to fund freeze on council tax for cash-strapped UK households
Indoor outdoor: save money with products that work in home and garden
With households feeling the squeeze, more retailers are offering dual-use furnishings and gadgets
Barclays bank put my £350,000 out of reach after Brexit changes
I am out of work and need it but it shut down my account here in Spain
Help low-paid workers or face curbs to bosses’ pay, fund managers tell UK firms
Investment managers join call for companies to pay real living wage across entire supply chains
British workers increasingly likely to work into their 70s, research suggests
Cost of living crisis forcing some older people to stay in work as data shows 61% increase in number of over-70s in employment
The Bank of England was right, inflation has made us poorer. But whose fault is it?
Central banks are keen to blame the surge in inflation on anyone but central banks
More fruit and veg shortages to come as weather in UK and Spain hits crops
Record heat in southern Europe and chilly start to British growing season spell more misery for shoppers
‘I was really shocked’: would-be UK homebuyers describe their mortgage battles
Even high earners being hit by harsh bank affordability tests in wake of crisis caused by mini-budget