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Sainsbury's has announced pay rises from March as supermarkets continue their battle to retain workers. It will increase minimum pay for employees outside London to £12 an hour, with wages for staff in the capital increasing to £13.15 an hour.more

The number of people receiving emergency food parcels from the Trussell Trust has significantly increased from nearly 26,000 in 2008/09 to 2.9 million in the 12 months leading up to April last year. more

Starting on Monday 1 January 2024, so-called "digital platforms" now have to collect extra information about sellers, including – crucially – how many sales you've made and how much income you've generated. more

The second day of a six-day junior doctors' strike - the longest in the history of the National Health Service (NHS) - began today in England. Disruption to medical services is precipitating, the BBC reported.more

Supermarkets experienced their busiest Christmas period since 2019, boosted by promotions, new research suggests. Customers made 488 million grocery trips in the four weeks to 24 December, according to research firm Kantar.more

The sharp declines in gas and electricity prices last year suggest that Europe's energy crisis is over, according to a leading Belgian energy expert. "This should kill European inflation, which is mainly driven by energy," said Professor Damien Ernst from the University of Liege.more

House prices during 2023 rose by an average of 3.4pc, the smallest increase since 2019, according to a Daft.ie end-of-year report.more

London's suburbs are being placed under a huge amount of strain as an increasing number of families move out of the capital. Nurseries are bursting to the point where babies who have not even been born are being registered with them while schools and care homes are struggling to cope with demand. Council budgets are under pressure.more

Starting January 1, 2024, the amount of the child-rearing benefit will be raised from PLN 500 to PLN 800. Parents will receive payments on the same dates as before. According to government estimates, 6.6 million children will be eligible for 800 plus in 2024.more

An increase in the cost of domestic energy in England, Wales and Scotland has taken effect, adding pressure to household budgets in the new year. A higher price cap, set by regulator Ofgem, from now to April means gas and electricity costs will be 5% higher than the last three months.more

The bottom half of earners will lose any gains from next week’s lowering of national insurance payments when their income tax bills go up in April, a leading thinktank has warned.more

Households are facing a "debt timebomb" next year, according to analysis from a trade unions group. more

Annual card spending report says consumers are prioritising travel and nights out and buying value-range groceries amid cost of living crisis.more

Energy bills are due to fall by hundreds of pounds for the typical household from the start of April, as international gas prices dropped in recent weeks, new forecasts have suggested.more

The British economy is facing recession. The statistical office reported today that GDP shrank by 0.1% in the third quarter of this year, although analysts expected an increase of 0.2%. and revised the data for the second quarter downwards - instead of an increase of 0.2%. it turned out that GDP was stagnantmore

The UK's annual inflation rate fell to 3.9 per cent in November, the lowest level since September 2021, the ONS statistics office said today.more

There are hopes for over 2,300 social and affordable homes to be built in north Dublin after the Land Development Agency has completed its purchase of land in Clongriffin. more

Four out of five dentists in England are not taking on new NHS patients, new research shows. The stark reminder of the acute difficulty facing people seeking treatment for their teeth comes amid a warning from health experts that “universal dental care has likely gone for good”.more

James Cleverly’s package of policies, aimed at bringing about “the biggest ever reduction in net migration”, has provoked a widespread backlash in short-staffed sectors across the economy. Here are some of its potential implications.more

Brits are drinking and spending less on a night out, a new report has revealed, as conscious clubbers ditch the booze to protect their pockets and health. more

Millions of people are borrowing to pay essential bills at Christmas, charities warn, with energy debts a key concern as prices are set to rise again. Citizens Advice said it was seeing more people falling behind on energy bills as winter began, owing an average of £1,841 to their supplier.more

Bank of England concerns over the high level of pay awards are likely to be eased in the coming months as wage settlements fall in response to a tumbling annual inflation rate, a thinktank has said.more

Britain’s largest recruiters have warned the Bank of England that demand for permanent hiring among UK businesses has plunged at the second fastest rate since the pandemic, amid worsening headwinds for the UK economy.more

Almost a quarter of workers have said they are considering working for themselves amid the continued boom in flexible working patterns. New research found that 24% of employees are “considering contracting or freelancing”, with 19% saying they could make the switch within a year.more

British workers are missing out on £10,700 a year after more than a decade of weak economic growth and high inequality, according to a major report warning that UK living standards are falling behind comparable rich nations.more