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Shoppers may not be able to get the Christmas goods they want if disruption at the Port of Felixstowe rumbles on into next month, supply chain experts have warned. more

The British are facing a record number of 80 percent increase in energy prices. From October 1, average bills will increase from £ 1,971 to £ 3,549 per year, Ofgem, energy regulator, announced today.more

Small businesses are starting to brace for a steep rise in redundancies, a law firm has warned, amid double-digit inflation and a looming recession. more

Nearly a third of UK households have found it difficult to pay their energy bills in the past three months, according to a survey released yesterday. Meanwhile, according to forecasts, bills will increase by 80 percent from October.more

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a “dignified, proper pay rise” after they voted in favour by 97.6% in a ballot. more

The leaders of Ireland's largest churches have called for urgent government support to address the cost of living crisis. more

Boss of ScottishPower puts price tag on industry plan to freeze bills for two years.more

British Gas is to donate 10% of its profits to help customers cope with soaring bills for the "duration of the energy crisis". more

Fish and chip shops are facing "extinction" amid rising costs, an industry expert has warned. more

The telecommunications company has partnered with the ESB and Vodafone joint venture Siro to acquire access to 450,000 of the company's premises. more

Areas where energy use is high but average income low include Birmingham, Bradford and Cornwall, says Friends of the Earth.more

Workers in Britain's busiest container port, Felixstowe, began an eight-day strike this morning, demanding pay rises. 48 percent passes through Felixstowe. of containers arriving in the UK.more

The city watchdog has informed buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna and Clearpay that it has seen online ads and posts by social media influencers that break rules by not warning of risks such as taking on unaffordable debt. more

The Tesco Ireland Group will spend EUR 50 million this year on the modernization of stores and the opening of new outlets on the Green Island. It is believed that it will have 165 branches by the end of the year.more

New investors have created a copy of the Starbucks coffee shop chain, which today launched in Moscow under the English-language name Stars Coffee. Its logo depicts the distinctive mermaid from the US original, but wearing the traditional Russian headgear - the cookoosh. Starbucks closed its coffee shops in Russia in May in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.more

Calls for immediate government intervention are becoming urgent, as more and more UK businesses are having to shut down over the cost of living crisis. more

The high street building society is the latest employer to offer its workers a cost of living support payment as families struggle with high bills.more

The UK could become a leading producer of red wine due to rising temperatures from climate change, a new study claims. more

Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban for 15 million customers across the south of England. more

The UK's largest gas storage facility, which has not been used for this purpose since 2017, has been re-approved for use by security inspectors, which will allow it to begin stockpiling for the winter, the Daily Telegraph reported.more

Water troubles are not only dry taps, but also more expensive food and electricity problems. These are scenarios that are becoming more and more real - reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

Business closures are on the rise in the Netherlands, reports the Dutch Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In the first six months of this year, 76,000 businesses were closed, the highest number in fifteen years.more

Derby and Inverness have been named the two best places for a wallet-friendly drink.more

The energy market regulator - Ofgem - appealed to the inhabitants of the Islands not to take part in civil disobedience related to non-payment of bills. As he pointed out, those who decide to do so "will only worsen their own situation".more

In an era of inflation reaching 15.5 per cent, more and more companies are trying to write indexation clauses into their contracts with contractors and ordinary customers. These are intended to protect their salaries from a fall in value, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more