World News 1: UK households ‘spent 12% more on essentials in February than year earlier’

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Almost four in 10 people have to use credit cards to cover such costs, says NationwideInflation and rising bills mean UK households are spending 12% more on essentials than they were a year ago, with almost four in 10 people having to use credit cards to cover these costs, new data shows.Two days after it emerged that the UK’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly jumped...

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