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‘Going green is expensive’: and four more sustainable business myths, busted
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Although the vast majority of small and medium enterprise (SME) founders recognise the importance of sustainability, when it comes to implementing their own green strategy, many find reasons not to do so. Whether it’s...
Sainsbury’s warns cost of living squeeze will intensify; UK car sales slide – business live
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Tell us: how are you affected by the cost of living crisis?
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We’d like you to help us understand more about the impact of the cost of living emergency in the UK. Your experiences can help inform our reporting on the ongoing crisis – so if you’re struggling with food or energy c...
Demand at UK’s biggest pawnbroker at record high amid cost of living crisis
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A record number of people are pawning items to borrow money from Britain’s largest pawnbroker amid an escalating cost of living crisis. H&T Group said “pledge lending” – lending secured against a customer’s valuab...
‘I’m really feeling the squeeze’: single mothers on the living costs crisis
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Half of all children in lone-parent families are now living in relative poverty, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, whose findings are published today by the Guardian. After a decade of cuts to welfare, th...
New ways to save, budget and borrow as the cost of living crisis bites
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Financial experts have always talked about the importance of saving, setting a budget and borrowing sensibly, and it’s easy to feel with some of the time-honoured advice that you’ve heard it all before. But with the c...
UK manufacturing running out of steam; eurozone inflation soars to record 8.6% – business live
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UK cost of living crisis putting strain on domestic abuse refuges, says charity
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Refuges providing sanctuary to victims of domestic violence are facing severe strains as a result of the cost of living crisis, a charity has warned. Rising prices are creating a greater demand for refuge spaces, as i...