BBC Business
One dad's swap shop is saving Welsh families millions and making second-hand school uniforms cool - because paying £442 for clothes your kid will outgrow by Easter is the real crime.
BBC Business
Fed up with mortgages? Join the canal-side revolution where you trade your house for a narrowboat, a lifetime of lock-tending, and a front-row seat to the Dales.
BBC Business
A new report reveals 7.4 million UK households can't afford basics like food and heat - because apparently, the cost of living crisis is still a thing, and no one told the oven.
BBC Business
A single dad and food banks brace for a grim summer as donations dry up and voucher programs end, proving that even the cost of living crisis is now on a budget.
BBC Business
Free cooking classes in Guernsey teach parents that making food from scratch is cheaper and healthier than buying pre-packaged stuff. Shocking, we know.
BBC Health
New obesity diagnoses are spiking fastest in young adults, because nothing says 'prime of your life' like a higher risk of diabetes and heart disease.
BBC Business
Cambridge workers go on strike and visit food banks because their salaries can't keep up with rent, while the university offers a 2.5% supplement that might cover a bus pass.
BBC Business
Welsh seaside towns top the UK's most expensive ice cream list, with Porthmadog charging £3.85 a scoop, as rising vanilla and chocolate prices melt budgets.
BBC Business
Dried fruit prices have gone rogue, a farmer is sharpening his protest signs, and the Bank of England says food will cost more soon - the cost-of-living crisis is basically a supermarket thriller now.
The Guardian
Keir Starmer's 'last chance' speech fails to convince 70+ Labour MPs, while a Reform UK councillor resigns for celebrating rape and white supremacy, Trump threatens Iran with battleships, and art is proven to keep you from aging like milk.
BBC Business
UK tradespeople are now moonlighting as debt collectors and negotiating coaches as late payments and haggling become the new normal, but at least one plumber in Cardiff is having a lovely time.
BBC Business
As living costs rise, a Cardiff woman becomes her dog's personal chef, saving £100 a month while voters weigh party promises on the cost of living crisis.
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