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More than 40,000 workers from Network Rail and 15 train operators will strike again on 8 October, their union says.more

The increase in social security contributions introduced in April, which was to become a separate tax for health and social services from April 2023, will be lifted on November 6, announced British Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng.more

Some 400,000 workers at businesses that have volunteered to pay the Real Living Wage are set to get a record pay boost. more

The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 1.75% to 2.25% - the highest level for 14 years - and warned the UK may already be in a recession. The central bank had previously expected the economy to grow between July and September but it now believes it will shrink by 0.1%.more

Nearly 1/3 of Poles are saving "on everything" - According to a survey of Poles' attitudes toward rising prices. More than 80 percent of respondents believe that prices of products and services will continue to rise in the coming months.more

The average household in the Netherlands will save €2,200 a year by adopting the government's proposal to cap gas and electricity prices, according to calculations by the Energy and Climate Ministry. The cabinet has set aside €5.4 billion in next year's budget for this purpose.more

Figures published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show a litre of petrol cost an average of 165.5p on Monday, while diesel was 181.1p per litre. more

On Friday, the new Government will set out its economic plans in a mini-budget, with chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng expected to announce various tax cuts. He is also weighing up scrapping the cap on bankers' bonuses.more

The threat of "significant" new cuts to London’s public transport network was lifted on Wednesday. Transport for London had feared the £230m hole in its finances that was left following last month’s final Government bailout would require it to further slash services to balance its budget. But Sadiq Khan announced he would provide TfL with up to £500m from City Hall funds over the next 18 monthmore

Energy bills for UK businesses will be cut by around half their expected level this winter under a huge government support package. The scheme will fix wholesale gas and electricity prices for firms for six months from 1 October, shielding businesses from crippling costs.more

The data does not indicate that the domestic labor market is set to experience a significant slowdown in the coming months, assessed Mariusz Zielonka of the Lewiatan Confederation in a commentary on the CSO indicators. He added that employment is growing steadily on an annual basis.more

There will be no energy rationing in the UK, the country's new Prime Minister Liz Truss promised today, but stressed that security cannot be compromised in the name of keeping bills low.more

Experts have raised concerns over cash-strapped public sector workers turning to controversial buy now, pay later loans after being turned down by mainstream lenders. more

Householders in Britain who want to sign up to a new energy company are apparently being obstructed by the largest suppliers, in potential breach of their licence obligations. more

The Credit Information Bureau (BIK) in Poland wants to check potential clients in Ukrainian databases. Ukrainians may be very attractive to Polish banks, but in time.more

Almost 80% of the UK’s lowest-paid workers say they are now facing the toughest financial squeeze of their lifetimes, according to new research by the Living Wage Foundation.more

The pound has fallen to a new 37-year low against the US dollar after figures showed UK retail sales fell sharply in August as the rise in the cost of living continued to hit households.more

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the Consumer Prices Index inflation (CPI) reached 10.1% last month, putting households under even more pressure as food prices spiked and pushed inflation to yet another 40-year high. more

Under provisions adopted nearly 30 years ago, the new British monarch Charles III will not have to pay inheritance tax after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The issue has attracted the interest of some British media.more

The UK's jobs market, which has been buoyant since the economy began to recover from the pandemic, might be starting to turn, experts have warned.more

Russian tourists returning to their homeland, in fear of having their euros confiscated by Finnish customs officials, are hiding cash in Finnish forests. The same was true of Finns during the Soviet era, who hid rubles across the eastern border, the "Ilta-Sanomat" daily reports today.more

Sainsbury’s has raised pay for staff again and offered free food during shifts as part of a £25 million package to support workers facing cost-of-living pressures. The UK’s second largest supermarket chain said £20 million of the cash boost will go towards a pay increase.more

Aldi has overtaken Morrisons to become the fourth-largest UK supermarket for the first time, according to data from research firm Kantar.more

Revolut has launched a new online checkout feature which will allow merchants to offer Revolut Pay as a payment method on their websites.more

Soaring milk, cheese and egg costs have pushed food inflation to its highest level for 14 years. Food prices rose at their fastest pace since 2008 in the year to August as the war in Ukraine continued to help drive up prices at supermarket tills.more