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Prices have gone up at their fastest rate in nearly 30 years - but there is worse to come, experts have warned. Soaring food costs and the energy bill crisis drove inflation to 5.4% in the 12 months to December, up from 5.1% the month before, in another blow to struggling families. The last time inflation was higher was in March 1992, when it was 7.1%. And with gas and electricity costs set to rise further in the spring, analysts predict it will reach that level again. Households hav...

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain's vaccinated travellers will be able to go on half-term holidays next month without taking COVID-19 tests on their return, The Times reported. Transport minister Grant Shapps is in favour of ending the testing system for the double-jabbed in time for the February break, the report said. An announcement on the change in guidance would be made on Jan. 26, the report said. 資料來源：Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-will-no-longer-require-covid-tests...

UK department store Selfridges is planning to sell NFTs and digital fashion in its Oxford Street store in London, bringing digital goods to real-life shopping and broadening their accessibility in fashion. The blending of virtual and physical worlds is launching as part of a pop-up that will feature artwork by Victor Vasarely and new physical pieces from designer brand Paco Rabanne inspired by Vasarely’s work. The NFTs, which can be purchased via an in-store digital screen using a tradi...

Covid cases in the UK are on the way down - at least according to the daily figures released by the government. The number of cases confirmed over the past seven days is 13% down on the previous week. But does this really mean the Omicron wave has peaked? These are, after all, only the people who come forward for testing. As infections have risen to record levels there have been reports of people struggling to get access to tests. The figures also exclude - apart from in Wales - those...

London could become mired in gridlock because of a shift towards driving as a means of transport during the Covid pandemic, the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan has said, warning that it risks creating a new health crisis from increased pollution. While levels of walking and cycling have risen in the capital, the overall proportion of people making sustainable journeys has fallen as a result of the collapse in numbers using public transport. Almost two years since the first lockdown, use of the ...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is vowing to "expose and pursue" firms responsible for safety problems caused by cladding, the BBC has learned. On Monday, he will pledge to ease the "unfair burden" placed on leaseholders by issues exposed by the Grenfell fire. He will set out measures aimed at forcing developers to pay for cladding removal from lower-height buildings, telling them "we are coming for you". Changes to make it easier for owners to sell their homes will also be unveiled. ...

Rail passengers are facing cancellations or fewer services as train companies face high levels of staff absences due to Covid. Rail passengers are facing cancellations or fewer services as train companies face high levels of staff absences due to Covid. The Rail Delivery Group said almost one in 10 rail workers were off. Train companies including ScotRail, CrossCountry and LNER have announced reduced timetables and passengers have been warned of cancellations. Alex Hynes, boss of ScotRail, s...

Norfolk and Waveney's care system, covering three hospitals, the ambulance service, community and social services, has declared a critical incident. Hospital trusts elsewhere have also declared critical incidents amid staff shortages and pressures from Covid-19. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals and Great Western Hospitals in Wiltshire have all raised the alarm. Derriford hospital in Plymouth has problems offloading ambulances, and has recorded ...