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Tens of thousands of businesses are at risk of going under without government support because of soaring energy bills, according to insolvency experts.more

The boss of Halfords has warned that the cost-of-living crisis is creating “a risk to road safety” as drivers buy older cars and struggle with maintenance costs.more

The average annual energy bill in the 16 EU countries is higher than the monthly wage for those working with the lowest earnings. This has been revealed by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the organization of trade unions in Europe, reports the Belgian agency.more

The Czech Republic is the least accessible country in Europe due to the possibility of owning your own apartment, the purchase of a new apartment is an average of 13.31 gross annual salaries, according to a report by the consulting company Deloitte. The best in this respect are, among others Ireland and Denmark; Poland is in the middle of the pack.more

Employees expect inflation-adjusting benefits from companies, most preferably in the form of a pay rise (65 per cent) or a bonus (34 per cent). One in five respondents also point to fuel subsidies and one in eight to free meals at work, according to a survey by Personnel Service.more

Hundreds of Dutch people are forced to live in their cars and their numbers are increasing, reports the RTL Nieuws portal. This new form of homelessness is a consequence of poverty and lack of housing, the portal assesses.more

One of the UK’s biggest chicken producers has warned food security could be under threat and shoppers exposed to a "price shock" after a more than threefold surge in the price of carbon dioxide (CO2).more

Clemens Fuest, head of the Munich-based economic research institute (Ifo), in an interview with the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, predicts a sharp economic slowdown.more

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, stated that the European Commission should not wait until Ursula von der Leyen's speech scheduled for September 14 on solving the energy crisis and reducing the price of Russian gas, writes Politico.more

According to a study by UCE RESEARCH and the BLIX Group, more than half of Poles fear that stores may soon be out of stock. The reason for this thinking is rising inflation and the war in Ukraine. It is usually talked about by the elderly, as well as by those with the lowest education and those from small towns.more

Households are going to be hit with a “winter like never before” this year, with the cost-of-living crisis and rising energy costs, the boss of the UK’s third-biggest energy company warned on Thursday. more

London Fire Brigade on Thursday welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet as part of a £40 million investment from City Hall.more

British oil giant Shell has informed Russia that it will not participate in the new Sakhalin 2 energy project.more

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the government will invest £ 700 million in the construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant. British energy needs.more

Using an electric car in the Netherlands is currently more expensive than driving a gasoline car, reports the daily De Telegraaf. The newspaper's calculations show that driving 100 kilometers with a gasoline car costs about 15 euros, while with an "electric car" - one euro more.more

Households across Britain will be hit by a “winter like never before” with people going hungry and cold unless the Government acts swiftly, an energy chief warned on Thursday.more

Worries over the prospects for the UK economy led the pound to slide by about 5% against the US dollar in August.more

Workers at nine train operating companies and at railways operator Network Rail will strike for 24 hours from midday on September 26, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has said.more

Inflation in Italy rose to 8.4 percent in August and is the highest since 1985, the national statistical institute Istat reported yesterday.more

Boris Johnson has confirmed additional government support for energy bills is coming amid the escalating cost of living crisis.more

People living in social housing in England could see rent increases capped below inflation next year, the government has said. more

Inflation in Germany once again approached the level of 8%. After two months of decline, it rose to 7.9%, as consumer prices in August were higher than a year ago, the Federal Statistical Office informed yesterday. The German central bank estimates that inflation may reach even 10% in autumn.more

Ireland’s energy watchdog, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU), grid operator EirGrid and Energy Minister Eamon Ryan will all appear before the Oireachtas climate change committee amid an increase in system warnings — alerts the buffer between what is produced and what is demanded are narrow.more

The maker of butter brand Lurpak has said it expects dairy prices to remain high due to a decline in global milk production and soaring costs. more

Pubs across the UK will be forced to close due to energy costs soaring by as much as 300%, brewery bosses warned. Leaders of six of the country's largest breweries called on the government for "immediate government intervention" on sky-high energy bills this winter.more