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Emma HowgegoCambridgeshire political reporterPA MediaThe vouchers are designed to support those who receive free school meals A council is expected to approve plans to provide supermarket vouchers during the school…

Theo LeggettTransport correspondentGetty ImagesA dramatic surge in jet fuel prices could push up costs for air travellers ahead of the summer holidays and even lead to flight cancellations, analysts have…

ReutersEmirates has announced new flights leaving the Middle EastAirlines Etihad and Emirates have confirmed they will continue running a limited number of services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the…

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe number of jobs in the US economy fell last month, an unexpected contraction that has renewed questions about whether the labour market in the…

Nick EdserBusiness reporterGetty ImagesRoyal Mail has announced stamp prices are to rise again next month, as the postal service faces criticism for failing to hit delivery targets.From 7 April, the…

As the US and Israel continue strikes on Iran, and with retaliatory strikes hitting nearby Middle East states, key shipping routes are being disrupted. Oil and gas production in the…

Rachel ClunBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUK lenders have begun raising mortgage interest rates as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has raised fears that inflation will rise and curb further Bank…

Heating oil costs 'worrying' for rural residentsJo LonsdaleNorth East and CumbriaRachel DouglasRachel Douglas has switched her heating off because of the rise in the price of heating oil A charity…

US eases sanctions on Russian oil sales to India during Iran conflictGetty ImagesNearly half of India's crude oil imports pass through the Strait of HormuzThe US government has temporarily eased…

Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesAround 10 million people had their data stolen when Transport for London (TfL) was hacked in 2024, the BBC has discovered, making it one…