Global cost of living

Why is UK inflation higher than US and Germany?
Some at the Bank of England suggest less competition from EU firms is part of the picture.
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Business
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24 May 2023
Record inflation: Five ways Argentines try to cope
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Latin America & Caribbean
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17 May 2023
Buying banknotes to survive Zimbabwe's sky-high inflation
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Business
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26 April 2023
Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai
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Business
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29 March 2023
Sri Lanka secures bailout for struggling economy
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Business
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20 March 2023
Why Egyptians are being asked to eat chicken feet
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World
Posted
19 March 2023
India farmers march in protest as onions rot
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India
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15 March 2023

How much grain is Ukraine exporting?
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World
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2 April
Inflation-hit Argentina unveils higher-value note
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Latin America & Caribbean
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2 February 2023
How onions became a luxury in the Philippines
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Business
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27 January 2023
Egyptians use loans to buy books as inflation soars
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Middle East
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25 January 2023
Nigeria cost-of-living crisis sparks exodus of doctors
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Africa
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30 January 2023

Why California's floods are jacking up food prices. Video, 00:01:12
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US & Canada
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29 March 2023
How to make the most of cash stuffing - in a minute. Video, 00:00:57
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Business
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19 January 2023
'There's a lot of suffering in Ghana' Video, 00:02:52
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Africa
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22 December 2022

Venezuela's slow economic recovery leaves poorest behind
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Latin America & Caribbean
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4 February 2023
India's middle class hit by rising cost of living
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Business
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14 December 2022
Croatia, the euro and a coffee controversy
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Business
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19 January 2023
Why Dutch 'bike banks' are a game changer for kids
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Business
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30 November 2022

Not enough for winter - Devon food bank, published at 06:09
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Devon
Food bag scheme praised in university research, published at 15:19 2 December
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Suffolk
City food club says it needs £20,000 a year to survive, published at 06:24 2 December
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Peterborough
Charity offers meals and presents for Christmas, published at 07:24 1 December
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Jersey
Consumers encouraged to check for cheapest electricity tariff, published at 06:34 1 December
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Northern Ireland
Ultra-long mortgages push buyers past retirement, published at 01:33 1 December
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Business
How Santa is helping dogs stay out of shelters, published at 07:19 30 November
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Dorset
'Heart of Corby' to hold fundraising evening, published at 13:31 29 November
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Northamptonshire
Blanket bank launched over winter fuel cut, published at 06:18 29 November
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Thousands risk missing out on winter fuel payment, published at 06:15 29 November
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West Yorkshire
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All Scottish pensioners to get winter fuel payment, published at 18:03 28 November
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Scotland Politics
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Parcels to bring children 'magic of Christmas', published at 15:42 28 November
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Bristol
Pension credit applications rise but many rejected, published at 15:08 28 November
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Business
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Unite begins legal action to stop winter fuel cuts, published at 11:27 28 November
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Politics
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New benefit plan to help pensioners with fuel bills, published at 11:11 28 November
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Scotland Politics
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Service 'overwhelmed' as charity turns people away, published at 06:07 28 November
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Devon
Voters 'don't see' Ireland's healthy bank balance, published at 01:47 28 November
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Europe
Charities and schools to share £1.6m donation, published at 06:11 27 November
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Coventry & Warwickshire
Parishes helping fund clothes and children's bikes, published at 13:29 26 November
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Jersey
Council to offer advice on keeping warm, published at 08:13 26 November
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Lincolnshire
Drama on 4. Audio, 44 minutes, published at 15:00 26 November
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BBC Radio 4
Surge in children needing Christmas meal predicted, published at 16:34 25 November
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Birmingham & Black Country
Cordon Bleu chef to open community cookery school, published at 06:07 25 November
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London
Call for ban on rental property 'bidding wars', published at 06:03 25 November
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London
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