Is eating out too expensive now? Families say higher prices put them off

“Oil markets continue to gyrate in response to oscillating social media posts by the US and Iran, rather than the realities on the ground which remain challenging for oil flows to resume in a rapid fashion”, analyst Saul Kavonic from financial services firm MST Marquee told the BBC.

With colder weather on the way, millions of households in Wales face another spike in energy costs. From 1 October, 2025, the price for energy for a typical household will go up by 2% to £1,755 per year. Bills are significantly lower than they were at the peak of the energy crisis, but another winter…

In a statement, the Department for Transport said that although it would not be rolling out any new smart motorways, they remained among our safest roads in terms of deaths and serious injuries, and were just as safe, or safer, than the roads they replaced.

The bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced. The government says the policy, which is expected to cost more than £500m, will “help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need”. In January 2025, the England-wide bus fare cap…