Freddo bar price jumps to nearly 50p amid cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson has been urged to bring forward an emergency Budget to help families cope with the cost of living crisis. The prime minister, opening the Queen's Speech debate in the Commons, said he and Chancellor Rishi Sunak would be "saying more" about help for households in the "coming days" - but Treasury sources ruled out any immediate fiscal relief.

Homeowners living in the UK are considering leaving the country as the cost of living crisis continues. More and more Brits are now looking to emigrate abroad as a result of the rising cost of energy bills, interest rates, council tax, food and petrol prices.

Rising bills will lead Scots to turn to the "Bank of Mum and Dad" as the cost of living crisis mounts, an expert has warned.

George Pérez, whose work for Marvel and DC made him one of the most acclaimed comic book artists over the last five decades, died today at age 67 of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Our Yorkshire Farm stars Clive and Amanda Owen have finally received planning permission to renovate their home. The stars of the much-loved Channel 5 series bought High Smithy Holme back in 2020, which is a remote farmhouse in the Swaledale parish of Muker. Clive, 67, and Amanda, 47, have faced a two-year battle to obtain permission from planning officers to turn the derelict cottage into a two-bedroom house, The Daily Star reports.

On an overcast May afternoon, Leanne Kay pushes her pram across Salford Precinct. Like millions across the country, the mum-of-two is worried about the rising cost of living.

Read more: New BBC show will see celebrities stay in authentic B&B on NI's north coast He has now given his thousands of fans a peak of the beauty of Downhill Beach in a post on Wednesday. The caption read: "So peaceful and beautiful.

Sainsbury's shoppers have hit out against substantial price increases to online delivery passes.

Book fines at libraries across Perth and Kinross have been scrapped to help residents amid the current cost of living crisis.

It's just after 10am on Wednesday and outside the Cygnet Sandwich Bar about half a dozen builders in hi-viz vests are waiting for their butty order. With Manchester city centre's building boom continuing apace, it's a scene that plays out most mornings.

Boris Johnson has been accused of sounding like the “Comical Ali of the cost-of-living crisis” by denying the facts of the rising prices faced by working families.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will call on other government ministers in the Cabinet to help ease the cost of living crisis affecting millions in the UK. Households across the country are being squeezed financially from every direction and many have seen energy bills soar in recent weeks.

Mayor Andy Burnham has said that the ‘hangover’ facing the hospitality industry in the wake of the pandemic is going to be ‘with us for a long time’. Burnham was speaking at the launch of a new Night Time Economy Strategy from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, devised by Manchester’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord.

The SNP will promise a “pandemic-level response” to the cost of living crisis when they unveil their local government elections plans.