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‘They should pay’: Ukraine’s finance minister to demand reparations from Russia
Ukraine’s finance minister has told Sky News that Russia should be made to pay post-war reparations to his country once the conflict between the two has ended.Sergii Marchenko said there was an expectation among Ukrainians that Russia should pay for its aggression, highlighting a variety of ways in which money could be raised from Moscow.He …
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Spending calculator: See how much things from bread to bikes have gone up
Prices increased over the past 12 months at the fastest rate in 40 years, putting pressure on already stretched household budgets.The latest increases have been driven by rising household energy and fuel costs. But how much has your individual spending gone up in the past five years?Use our new calculator to see how much prices …
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Spending calculator: See which prices have gone up – and the surprising luxuries that have gone down
Prices increased over the past 12 months at the fastest rate in 40 years, putting pressure on already stretched household budgets.The latest increases have been driven by the rising cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks. But how much has your individual spending gone up?Use our new calculator to see how much prices are rising on …
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See which prices have gone up or down – and how much warm clothes are costing as we approach winter
Prices have increased over the past 12 months by more than 10% on average, putting pressure on already stretched household budgets.A further drop in fuel prices has lowered some costs for drivers, but the rising cost of food, caused in part by the energy crisis, has offset that.Higher energy prices have wide-ranging knock-on effects, in …
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Spending calculator: See which prices have gone up or down
Prices have increased over the past 12 months by 6.8% on average, putting pressure on already stretched household budgets.Prices are rising more slowly than they were before, however. Inflation is now at its lowest annual rate since February 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine led to a global surge in food and energy prices.Gas …
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Ineos challenges government to allow it to try fracking in England
Ineos, one of the world’s largest energy and chemical companies, has challenged the UK government to allow it to develop a fully functioning shale drilling test site, in a bid to prove that the controversial technology is safe and secure.The move comes as the UK searches for ways to secure its energy supply in the …
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Banks to tighten lending to homebuyers as cost of living crisis bites
UK banks are tightening their belts when lending to homebuyers, as they begin to incorporate the cost of living crisis into their mortgage models.Potential buyers might struggle to get the size of loan they need, according to mortgage brokers, with surging household costs and sky high energy bills forcing lenders to reassess what mortgages people …
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Welsh care group quits fees forum in protest over claim North Wales councils are ‘deprioritising care’
An organisation that represents care providers in Wales has dramatically quit a group set up to discuss fees. The decision by Care Forum Wales (CFW) to resign from the North Wales Care Fees Group comes amid claims that the region’s councils are “deprioritising care” even though they have been given more money by the Welsh …
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Huge Humber ferry terminal plan for ABP and Stena Line is scaled down
Plans for a new freight-focused ferry terminal at Immingham have been downsized following consultation and further technical work. One of the four proposed new roll-on roll-off berths has been dropped, reducing the size of the scheme, part of a £100 million commitment revealed in January. Associated British Ports has agreed a 50-year partnership with Stena …
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Heathrow says it is ‘stretched’ as it races to hire 12,000 new staff
Heathrow has admitted it is “stretched” as travel rebounds from the pandemic but staffing levels remain low, amid widespread delays at the UK’s largest airport.March was the busiest month for passengers at Heathrow since the pandemic began, following the government’s removal of all remaining travel restrictions. Now, the airport has said it is rushing to …
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Chelsea FC sale: NBA chairman Tanenbaum teams up with Celtics owner Pagliuca
The chairman of the world’s richest basketball league has joined one of the consortia preparing to table final takeover bids for Chelsea Football Club this week.Sky News has learnt that Larry Tanenbaum, who chairs the National Basketball Association (NBA) and owns a host of North American sports teams, is among the investors backing Steve Pagliuca’s …
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Gloucestershire firm completes 12 investment deals totalling £17m
A Gloucestershire-based investment firm has completed 12 investment deals totalling £17m ahead of the tax-year-end deadline. Blackfinch Ventures, which operates from Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth, has announced three new early-stage tech companies have joined its growing portfolio. Customer experience platform Futr, recruitment and talent acquisition platform Placed, and behavioural data platform Measure Protocol collectively …

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