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Within weeks, the British government will hand over £2.3 billion raised from the sale of Chelsea London football club by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to a foundation working for Ukraine, but it still has to get approval from the European Union, the 'Daily Telegraph' reported.more

Already 72.8 per cent of us show symptoms of mental deterioration. 47 per cent noticed them only after a wave of price rises or credit instalments. Therefore, the condition will not improve quickly, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

Debt collectors hired by British Gas have regularly broken into the homes of vulnerable people to swap their meters, requiring them to pay upfront, so that gas and energy supplies can be more easily cut off, 'The Times' revealed yesterday.more

Oil and gas giant Shell has reported record annual profits after energy prices surged last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Profits hit $39.9bn (£32.2bn) in 2022, double last year's total and the highest in its 115-year history.more

The British economy will fall into a recession this year, but it will be shallower and shorter than previously predicted, the Bank of England (BoE - Bank of England) has said. As expected, the bank raised interest rates for the tenth time in a row.more

Water bills are set to get the biggest increase in almost 20 years from April. The annual bill for an average household in England and Wales will hit £448, industry body Water UK has said. The 7.5% increase means customers will pay on average £31 more than last year.more

The self-assessment season may be over but after seven years of filing tax returns I have yet again been stung by an extra HMRC charge – payments on account.more

Even affordable London areas are now beyond the reach of local buyers on average salaries.more

Shoppers have been switching away from branded sauces, cereals and drinks, and opting for supermarkets' own-brand equivalents to save money at the till, research suggests.more

Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands.more

A major shake up at Tesco stores will see all food counters and hot delis close. Many have shut already as bosses make ‘difficult decisions’ for the business. more

The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies, including Russia, as the cost of living continues to hit households, the International Monetary Fund has said.more

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), an agency established to provide affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, reported that 35 percent of people have failed to pay their rent. This is reported today by The New York Times.more

Multinationals boosted Ireland’s economy in Q4 2022, with faster growth in the sector than in the two previous quarters, estimates from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed.more

London property owners are demanding increasingly higher rents, with the average in the central parts of the capital exceeding £3,000. per month, according to the real estate portal Rightmove. He added that last year saw the second highest increase in rents in history.more

Grocery price inflation has hit a record 16.7% to add a potential £788 to annual shopping bills, figures have shown. The “staggering” 2.3 percentage point jump in the four weeks to January 22 has exceeded the previous high recorded by analysts Kantar in October and is the highest figure since their recmore

British firefighters will carry out the first nationwide strike in 20 years, the FBU union has announced. Meanwhile, the teachers' union NEU has said last-ditch talks with the government have failed and they will go on strike tomorrow.more

Nearly half of all young people in the UK - in the 16-25 age group - are worried that they will never earn enough to support their family, according to a report published yesterday by the Prince's Trust charity.more

The EU has adopted a recommendation on an adequate minimum income. It presupposes combating poverty and social exclusion and aiming for high levels of employment by promoting a minimum income.more

People cut back on video streaming services in their droves last year as the cost of living rose sharply. more

Britain's armed forces, particularly the ground forces, would not be able to defend the country effectively after decades of cuts, military sources quoted by Sky News said. The opinion that ground troops are no longer a top-class fighting force was also expressed by a US general.more

So far, volunteers of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity have collected PLN 154 million 606 thousand 764, the WOSP headquarters announced yesterday after midnight, summarising the course of the campaign so far. This year's WOSP finale was held under the slogan "We want to win with sepsis! We are playing for everyone - big and small!".more

A strike by up to half-a-million workers this week should send a clear message to ministers that they ‘cannot ignore the demand for fair pay’, according to the head of the TUC. more

In 2022, foreigners established a record number of companies in our country - 11.6 thousand. Most of them were Ukrainians, Belarusians and Germans. A large number of. Russians - writes today's "Puls Biznesu".more

The retirement age must be equal for both sexes and higher than it is today, most economists believe, 'Rzeczpospolita' reports.more