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Surprise jump in February inflation due to salad shortages, food & booze

Shock as inflation rises to 10.4% unexpectedly - what it means Chelsie Sewell

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever Ethan Evans

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month Beth Franklin

Ava is the most popular baby name, with 2,576 parents choosing it for their daughter.

Top 20 most popular bird-themed baby names revealed Rahmah Ghazali

‘Don’t use laptop in bed’ says London Fire Brigade amid overheating concerns: 10 ways to avoid electrical fire

‘Don’t use laptop in bed’ says London Fire Brigade amid fire concern Will Millar

Civil partnership numbers fall.

Civil partnerships fall in South Tyneside Katie Williams

<p>Bank of England warns UK will fall into longest recession in history unless it ‘acts forcefully now’</p>

Read This Bank of England warns UK could fall into longest recession in history Will Millar

EasyJet holidays has launched a all 28-day all inclusive package costing just £650 per person

Easyjet claims all-inclusive 28-day holiday cheaper than staying in UK Chelsie Sewell

The top baby names in England and Wales have been revealed - is your tot’s name on the list?

Most popular baby names in England and Wales revealed by ONS Sophie Wills

McDonald’s is hiking the price of its cheeseburger for the first time in 14 years (Photo: Adobe)

McDonald’s hikes price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years Hiyah Zaidi

Polly Neate of Shelter.

Rents swallow 'one sixth' of South Tyne wages Andrew Dowdeswell

Thousands of pay-as-you-go mobile customers will soon see their mobile phone costs triple (Getty Images)

Thousands of pay-as-you-go mobile users will soon see costs triple Hiyah Zaidi

South Tyneside is 'English' for St George's Day.

More people in South Tyneside "are English" Will Grimond

More people in work

More in work but inflation hits earnings Andrew Dowdeswell

Spain could become the first European country to downgrade Covid-19 to a ‘flu-like’ status (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain pushes EU to downgrade Covid to ‘flu-like’ status as fatality rate drops Claire Schofield

Read This Top tips on how to get a pay rise in 2022 Chris Page

Overall food prices have risen by 0.2% during the last year - but prices for individual food groups are up to 13.4 higher

20 food and drink items with the biggest price hikes in the past 12 months Harriet Clugston

The areas of South Tyneside where house prices have seen the biggest increases. Picture by Andrew Matthews/ PA Wire

10 South Tyneside areas where house prices rose the most in the last year Poppy Kennedy

Over 150,000 people in the UK have died from Covid-19, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (Photo: Shutterstock)

Over 150,000 people in the UK have died from coronavirus - according to ONS figu... Helen Johnson

South Shields Town Hall will be illuminated purple for Census Day

South Shields town hall to be lit up for Census Day Ross Robertson

It is currently “too early” to tell whether or not lockdown restrictions will end in the spring, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said (Photo by Paul Ellis: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Lockdown restrictions may not end in spring - according to Boris Johnson Helen Johnson

The second coronavirus wave seems to be less deadly than the first - the data ex... Ethan Shone

The researchers behind the study said that findings show more widespread testing is needed (Photo: Shutterstock)

80% of people with coronavirus in the UK display no symptoms Sarah Wilson