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With the average household already spending £2,062 on essentials each month, the latest increases could add another £49.45 to this figure.

Nasen Saadi was found guilty following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.

Portuguese vessel Solong will be towed to the Scottish port city for ‘safe berthing’.

Some high street banks are prepared to get in touch with customers they feel might be teetering on the edge of financial difficulty.

The King’s admission to, and discharge from hospital leads Friday’s front pages.

Charles has cancelled engagements on Friday on doctors’ orders following a short observation in hospital after cancer treatment side effects.

Darren Jones said that ‘there is no easy answer’ and there are ‘complicated issues’ to be discussed.

Charles is known for being a workaholic.

The Windsors have faced a number of significant health scares.

The monarch postponed engagements on Thursday afternoon and cancelled an away day to Birmingham on Friday.

The Ukrainian president posted a message on X.

Officials hope that the data scientists will gain the skills to build AI tools in their departments to help save time and money.

Shadow business minister Lord Hunt of Wirral argued that Labour’s 299-page Employment Rights Bill should be called the Unemployment Bill.

Rebecca Thomson, who led the original investigation into the faulty IT system while working for Computer Weekly, has been made an OBE.

She will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court alongside another woman.

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said people should not be content with allowing the number of benefits claimants to grow.

The Ministry of Justice has vowed to investigate the case fully.

Olympic and Paralympic gold medallists were honoured at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

The Northern Ireland Secretary was speaking during a visit to Londonderry.

The increase provides hope for the future of the birds, currently on the red list of threatened species in the UK.