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Inflation, the rate at which prices rise, has reached a new record high of 39.1% in the country.

The seagrass is roughly 4,500 years old and three times the size of Manhattan, researchers say.

Vice-chancellors ask both sides to work together to save the UK's role in a multi-billion-pound scheme.

The haulage industry should be given two years to make changes or face a new tax, a report says.

Timothy Armoo of Fanbytes explains how he, Ambrose Cooke and Mitchell Fasanya built their firm.

What can a treasure trove in Leeds tell us about why we hoard our money?

The UK's transport secretary demands to meet with airlines and airports to "find out what's gone wrong".

Shell says it will work to keep Europe supplied after Gazprom says it will cut flows to it and Orsted.

Use “jeu video de competition” instead of "e-sports", language watchdog the Académie Française says.

China's biggest city, a vital global trade hub, begins to relax crippling Covid restrictions.

The great white shark could have helped push the megalodon to extinction through a battle for food.

Airlines including Tui and EasyJet have cancelled dozens of flights over the half-term holiday.

New sanctions to block Russian oil shipped to the EU have pushed oil prices higher.

Tui has cut six flights a day as around two million passengers prepare to fly over the bank holiday.

Australia's Crown Resorts acknowledged its "historic failings" and promised to work on reforms.

The Home Office said that the P&O agreement with UK Border Force would end "with immediate effect".

A new watchdog will prevent sudden large-scale collapses like Carillion and BHS, the government says.

The finance director for parent company ABF blames rising costs for its decision to hike some prices.

Latest sanctions block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports after Hungary opposed a total ban.

The fast fashion brand will continue to trade while it looks for a buyer, administrator Teneo says.

Refuelling a car with a 55-litre tank typically costs £100.42 for diesel £95 for petrol, the AA says.

The government is considering scenarios in case Russia's gas shipments to the EU are disrupted.

Passengers are reporting being told at the flight gate that their trip has been cancelled.

Researchers say bacteria such as E. coli stays attached to plastic longer than natural material.

Data reveals prices of some everyday items rose by 15% but the average increase is below inflation.