A jump last month in the annual rate of inflation for petrol, air travel and chocolate was offset by an easing in the cost of live entertainment, rail tickets and cleaning equipment, helping to keep ...

A steep jump in the cost of air travel, cigarettes and live entertainment helped push up the UK’s overall inflation rate last month, despite price rises slowing for everyday groceries such as butter ...

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Falls last month in the cost of energy and air travel – along with an easing of inflation across a range of everyday groceries including chocolate, coffee and rice – helped pull down the UK's overall ...