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The rise comes after three consecutive months of slowing, driven by dining out and food price rises.

Inflation rate in surprise jump to 10.4% in February

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Budget on Wednesday with a focus on getting people back to work, and cutting inflation.

Chancellor set to deliver ‘back-to-work’ Budget and promise push for growth

Gary Lineker is reportedly set to return to Match Of The Day this coming weekend amid speculation he and the BBC are close to resolving their impartiality row.

BBC chair Richard Sharp faces fresh scrutiny amid Gary Lineker impartiality row

Gary Lineker returns home with his dog on Sunday

Talks over Gary Lineker’s return 'moving in the right direction' say BBC

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during their visit to Siemens in Cambuslang. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says SNP has 'run out of road' in Scotland

The UK economy recorded zero growth between October and December last year, indicating that the country may have narrowly avoided a recession, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

UK economy narrowly avoids recession

Labour have urged the UK government not to raise the energy price cap.

UK Government must stop energy price cap rise in April, Labour urge

UK inflation has fallen for a second month in a row but remains close to a 40-year high.

UK inflation falls slightly but remains close to 40-year high

A woman showing signs of depression. The biggest impact of dramatically falling living standards is yet to hit, according to new research that shows families across the UK have only experienced half of the lost income they are expected to suffer during the cost-of-living crisis. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

Think-tank warns average family £2,100 worse off, with biggest fall yet to hit

Scots have suffered a 'devastating' fall in wages since the Conservatives came to power at Westminster, Labour claimed as it said workers in some parts of the country have seen an average annual fall of almost £6,000. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

The Scotland constituency where wages have fallen £6,000 - Labour

Rishi Sunak has been blamed for the state of the economy.

Rishi Sunak accused of 'losing control' as economy contracts more than estimated

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced massive cuts on Thursday.

OBR warn of biggest drop in living standards since records began

Inflation last month returned to the 40-year high it hit earlier this summer after food prices soared.

Rising food prices pushes UK inflation to 10.1 per cent

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Chancellor of The Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng leaves 11 Downing Street in London. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces biggest tax cuts in half a century

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, with his wife Victoria, leaves the stage after giving his keynote address during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Analysis: Whisper it, but Labour look a party interested in governing again

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) applauds Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves following her speech on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Labour's shadow chancellor says Liz Truss ‘out of control’

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce the plans on Monday.

Labour promise Scotland's first carbon capture and storage facility

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

The results of Kwasi Kwarteng’s first Autumn Mini-Budget.

Spain and Italy have already imposed a windfall tax on energy companies. Photo: Discha-AS / Getty Images / Canva Pro.

What is a windfall tax?

Wind turbines operated by ScottishPower Renewables at Whitelee Onshore Windfarm on Eaglesham Moor, southwest of Glasgow (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty)

Readers' Letters: Independence would solve nation’s fuel crisis

Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Andy Buchanan

Rachel Reeves accuses Nicola Sturgeon of sounding 'tin-eared' on council strikes

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Ramping up oil drilling in North Sea 'not right approach', says Rachel Reeves

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Labour energy cap freeze 'would save Scottish families £2.6bn'

Prices are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years as higher energy bills hit millions of households. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA.

Here are inflation rates around the world by country in 2022

Chancellor Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street on Thursday

Sunak windfall tax U-turn delivers £15bn boost with £400 discount for all

Labour Party Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, and Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner attend prime minister's questions in the House of Commons in London on May 18th, 2022. Photo: JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP via Getty Images.

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Prices are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years as higher energy bills hit millions of households.

UK inflation hits highest for 40 years after hike in energy prices

Chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to give his Spring Statement to the House of Commons (Picture: Simon Walker/HM Treasury)

Sunak offers little hope amid growing cost-of-living crisis – Scotsman comment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Sunak under fire for not doing enough as living standards set for record fall

Chancellor Rishi Sunak presents the Spring budget statement to MPs. Picture: PRU/AFP/Getty

The key announcements in Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement

Chancellor Rishi Sunak appearing on the BBC's Sunday Morning programme. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Sunak pledges to 'stand by' struggling households as he hints at fuel duty cut

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. Picture: PA

Sunak investment rules leaving UK lagging behind other nations, claims Labour

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during the CBI annual conference, at the Port of Tyne, in South Shields. Picture date: Monday November 22, 2021.

Boris Johnson praises Peppa Pig World in CBI speech

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said ending VAT on energy bills until next spring would have an "immediate" impact. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Labour calls for scrapping of VAT on energy bills

Former Labour aide Ayesha Hazarika is still traumatised by the aftermath of a speech by ex-party leader Ed Miliband (Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)

Keir Starmer is a serious politician for serious times – Ayesha Hazarika

Andy McDonald resigned in the latest blow to Sir Keir Starmer

Andy McDonald resigns from shadow Cabinet during Labour conference

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves stands to deliver her keynote speech during day three of the Labour Party conference. Here she is appearing alongside Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Shadow minister makes 'body parts' claim amid trans rights row

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, after addressing the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Shadow chancellor pledges £28bn to make UK economy green if Labour wins power

Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (centre) during at visit to Hart Biologicals today

Starmer 'did not use get-out clause' like Johnson on Covid self-isolation

The Scottish government hasn't properly grasped the seriousness of this pandemic on jobs and people's livelihoods, says Daniel Johnson (Picture: Robert Perry-WPA pool/Getty Images)

SNP doesn't understand what businesses need in Covid recovery – Daniel Johnson

Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Picture: John Devlin/JPIMedia

Historic G7 tax deal targets online tech giants

Liz Truss has insisted the UK Government has had a “very tough” approach to the borders throughout the pandemic.

Liz Truss insists UK Government has 'very tough' border measures

The health secretary has blamed asymptomatic people getting tested for driving test shortages. (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Richard Leonard is facing calls to quit as leader of Scottish Labour.

Peer tells Labour leader to 'think about his position'

Richard Leonard has been told to "consider his position" by Rachel Reeves.

Richard Leonard told to 'consider his position' by Rachel Reeves

It is believed that between 10 and 19 workers at the depot have tested positive (Photo: Shutterstock)

A Greggs factory has temporarily closed due to a coronavirus outbreak

Brexit trade breakthrough by July is a ‘goner’, fishing leader warns

Rachel Reeves has said Labour could push for a Brexit transition extension.

Labour expected to join opposition demands for Brexit transition extension

There have been warnings many businesses will not survive

One fifth of small firms ‘will run out of cash within a month’

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George Osborne to miss deficit target after £2.7bn public borrowing increase

UK economy: George Osborne’s pledge to balance books by 2015 ‘in tatters’

William Hague backs PM’s call for EU vote ‘when time is right’

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