There's good news for parents as Tesco reduces prices on a range of products, including nappies and baby bath. Meanwhile, large parts of the UK will have no rail services today as another mass strike goes ahead.
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The figures come just days after Ofgem - the country's energy regulator - confirmed households will pay an extra £10 a year from 1 October to boost companies' profit margins. "The result? Companies will make hundreds of millions of pounds of extra profits in the next year, households are facing sky-high prices that have pushed millions of households into fuel poverty, and customer satisfaction has plateaued at the lowest levels ever recorded."
Nationwide's chief economist, Robert Gardner, says the softening is"not surprising" - with interest rate hikes by the Bank of England sending mortgage payments higher. Up to 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union at 14 operators will also walk out on Saturday, in their own dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Meanwhile, we'll be hearing more this morning about how house prices have changed over the past year, according to one index. According to Euromonitor, drinking premium wines and spirits remains a form of escapism despite significant inflation.On the subject of strikes, and train services will be crippled on Friday as drivers walk out in their long running dispute over pay.
Both unions blame the government for blocking any chance of a deal by refusing to allow train operators to make an offer they can recommend to their members. The 16 companies affected are Avanti West Coast; Chiltern Railways; c2c; CrossCountry; East Midlands Railway; Greater Anglia; GTR Great Northern Thameslink; Great Western Railway; Island Line; LNER; Northern Trains; Southeastern; Southern/Gatwick Express; South Western Railway; TransPennine Express; and West Midlands Trains.
"But this pay award is final, so I urge the BMA to call an end to this callous and calculated disruption." Police - 7% Armed Forces - 5% + £1,000 one-off payment Analysis: Strike action is 'unprecedented' and NHS trusts will be 'filled with absolute dread'health correspondent Ashish Joshi
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