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Some UK energy stations are preparing to hold emergency drills ahead of the winter amid fears supplies could be tight this winter. more

The UK economy shrank between April and June as experts forecast a gloomy outlook with recession on the horizon. The economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

Inflation in France rose to 6.1 percent in July. in annual terms, while the unemployment rate in Q2 remained stable at 7.4%. - reported by the French National Statistics Institute (Insee)more

Pay rises could fall behind inflation by almost 8% later this year, marking the biggest fall in real wages for 100 years, according to analysis by the TUC.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

On Wednesday, the Government’s tax strategy papers were published ahead of next month's budget.more

Swimmers across the UK have lost access to more than 60 public pools in the last three years, BBC News has found. more

Ryanair won't be offering flights at rock bottom prices any more thanks to the soaring cost of fuel, the budget airline's boss has admitted. more

The government of Spain's Pedro Sanchez has announced that it has launched a pioneering project to deliver Ukrainian maize by rail. The grain is to be transported from Polish territory.more

Germany's inflation rate in July was 7.5 percent, which is lower than in previous months, but "remains at a high level." - The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported yesterday. Food prices rose 14.8 percent in July compared to the same month last year.more

The average family in the Netherlands currently spends 1.5 thousand zlotys on basic products in supermarkets. euro more than 11 months ago. During this time, prices increased by almost a fifth, according to a study by GfK.more

The number of homes available to rent across the country has plunged to a record low of just 716, causing the highest monthly rent increases in more than 15 years.more

The United Kingdom is planning power cuts to industry and households in the winter, when cold weather may coincide with a shortage of gas, Reuters reported, citing a Bloomberg News report.more

Spain recorded a record number of housing sales in June, with more than 50,000, according to statistics published by the National Statistics Office (INE) in Madrid. The institution specified that an equally unrecorded figure was the price of rental housing.more

A proposed redesign of the Royal Mail network could see Londoners waiting until 6pm for their post, it has been reported. The national postal service wants to push back deliveries in an attempt to speed up the delivery of parcels.more

With inflation rising 44 percent. Poles surveyed complain about the deterioration of mental health. Inflation will be the most felt because it will ultimately affect all adult Poles, without exception, said the co-author of the UCE RESEARCH study and the ePsycholodzy.pl platform, Michał Pajdak.more

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanded that Boris Johnson "develop an emergency budget before millions are pushed to the brink of poverty." As he emphasized, the situation will "deteriorate significantly" in the coming months.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

As the cost of living has risen, around 24 million UK adults have reduced their energy consumption and 16 million have cut back on spending on food and other essentials, according to an ONS survey published yesterday.more

Household energy bills will change every three months under new plans aimed at avoiding price shocks. 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

In Germany, there is a shortage of teachers in many nurseries, kindergartens and childcare facilities. Trade unions are demanding higher salaries and smaller groups, and parents are complaining about the difficulty of finding a free place for their children, reports the Tagesschau portal.more

Prices in Ireland rose by 9.6% in the year to July 2022, according to figures in the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).more

A campaign group is calling for people to stop paying their energy bills – and it comes as BP reported its biggest quarterly profit for 14 years.more