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Fans will be kicking off tomorrow as official figures show the cost of a club shirt is up 14%, a pint is up 7%, and even buying a football itself is a fifth dearer than last year

Experts have said infections were likely to have continued to surged as December progressed and more people were mixing indoors for festive socials during the cold weather.

The UK is also continuing to see a long-term shift towards an older population.

A report suggests that the pandemic caused a rise in early retirements

Percentage of sponsors affected by cost of living has doubled in five months

Living standards are set to fall by 7% in the UK over the next two years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – the government’s independent economic forecaster – but some areas will be hit harder than others.

Some 17% of adults said they were eating food past its “use by” date, the Office for National Statistics said.

UK inflation hit a 41-year high in October as gas prices soar

London (AFP) - British inflation slowed more than expected in November but remained near the highest level in more than 40 years, official data showed Wednesday, as a cost-of-living crisis sparks fresh UK strikes.