Inflation, which measures the increase in the price of something over time, remains above the Bank of England's target of 2%.

Energy prices were lower due to the government's energy bill support package and lower wholesale prices before the Iran war.

Food inflation slows to 3%, led by meat and chocolate; prices of computer game downloads drop sharply; economists say benign inflation data reduces chances of June rate hike ...

UK inflation is set to have eased last month as a drop in household energy bills offset a jump in fuel prices – but experts ...

The US and Israel carried out joint strikes on several key Iranian sites on February 28 and Iran retaliated by striking key ...

Millions of UK households face a predicted £209 rise in annual energy bills from July 2025 ...

UK households are being warned that their annual energy bills could increase by £500 because of the war in the Middle East. After the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, the conflict in the region ...

Government has shaken up the way electricity is priced as British costs are among the highest in the world Electricity generators threatened with higher windfall taxes in bid to ensure stable prices ...

The average UK energy bill is set to drop by about 7% from April, to the lowest in almost two years, as the government has shifted part of the costs for supporting renewables from the household bills ...

The regulator Ofgem has issued fresh guidance for Brits ...

As the Middle East conflict intensifies and oil and gas prices swing wildly, the UK has seen renewed calls to drill more in the North Sea. The argument is straightforward: if Britain produces more of ...

No, not coal – though this cheap energy comes from an unexpected consequence of our industrial past. The coal industry left behind 23,000 or so abandoned mines. Over the decades, many of these mines ...