Cost Of Living Crisis

How cost-of-living crisis is forcing UK's youth to shoplift, commit petty thefts

The UK has endured a persistent cost-of-living problem for the past two years. This has led to an increase in young adults committing petty thefts like shoplifting. According to a report, one in 10 young adults have admitted to stealing items from supermarket stores' self-checkout lanes to make ends

Cost of Coronation: At £100 million, Scots calls out profligacy of Charles' elevation

UK reportedly spent over £100 million on King Charles' coronation. After seeing the event, Yousaf noted that regardless of their views on the monarchy, the general public of England would have hoped that the cost could be kept as low as possible

Turkey's landmark elections: What’s at stake for the nation and the world?

The presidential and parliamentary elections, set for 14 May with a possible 28 May run-off, will decide not only who leads Turkey but also how it is governed, where its economy is headed, and the shape of its foreign policy

Red Alert: What is making Germans buy less wine?

Germany saw a 6.5 per cent decline in wine sales last year as households spent less on the alcoholic beverage. This comes as people are cutting back on non-essential items in the European nation amid a cost-of-living crisis

UK: £12bn to be wiped out from UK as hundreds of small businesses may shut by year end

The cost of energy was the main concern for more than three quarters of those who said the present economic crisis was the biggest challenge they had ever faced. Microbusinesses make up 96% of all companies in the nation's private sector

Food Poverty Haunts UK: How 4 million children are going hungry

A report by The Food Foundation think tank has revealed that nearly four million children in the UK experienced food poverty in January this year. This comes as the demand for expanding free school meals to pupils is rising in the country amid a cost-of-living crisis

UK: Lidl joins trend of limiting sale of fruits, salads in supermarket

The adverse weather in Spain and Morocco recently had an impact on the accessibility of some salad products across the supermarket sector, Liddle said in a statement

Pizza crisis in UK as tomato prices rise by 400%

Unseasonably mild weather in the Mediterranean and rising electricity costs that are affecting crops in UK greenhouses are to blame for the scarcity

Free food at 'breaking point' as cost of living crisis continues to break backs in UK

Trussell Trust, the largest provider of food in the UK with more than 1,300 food banks, said in November that food banks were "near breaking point" and expected this winter to have been their busiest ever

IMF predicts global inflation set to drop this year amid subpar economic growth

The war in Ukraine and the rise of central bank rates to fight inflation were highlighted as factors constraining economic activity. However, the re-opening of China and the loosening of pandemic-related lockdown restrictions may help to boost global growth