Alcohol-free beer and pet grooming used to measure inflation

Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter, BBC News Getty Images Food inflation fell, according to the latest figures Food and drinks prices in the UK are increasing at their slowest rate in more than a year, while overall inflation remains unchanged for the third month in a row. Month-on-month, the cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks actually edged…

The discussion of ways to mitigate any energy price rises came after the government’s cost-of-living tzar, Lord Walker, who is also chief executive of supermarket chain Iceland, suggested in the Sunday Times that energy companies and petrol stations should have their profits temporarily capped as oil prices jump.