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And universal wage 92p per hour, significant raise for 2 million workers but people are still worried about their bills this april. lincoln is built on a very steep hill and i think april will be known for some very steep hills. —— bills. just after 9.30 we'll be speaking to felicity and a couple more money experts. so if you've got any questions about your bills going up, then you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0440, orjust scan the qr code — please tell us your name too. you can still get in touch with us by email and twitter as well. lots of you have been ...

Untiljuly, bills are still going up. that's because standing charges are increasing in lots of areas, and the monthly £67 government top—up has stopped, while water bills are rising by an average of 7.5%. we can all save money by making the most of the warmer weather, so turn your heating down when you can and get that washing drying outside. for customers like anne—marie, who are on a pre—payment meter, they may benefit as some companies are reducing prices for gas and electricity from the start of april. when it comes to water, make sure there are no leaks in your house, and certain s...

Coming out of lockdown. inflation had gone to 3% and at that point we thought it was pretty high. the invasion of ukraine in february sent pressure on energy through the roof with those prices. let's go through the numbers. their latest numbers in january were inflation at 10.1%. putting that crudely, it is something like a meal deal here which might have cost £5 going up to £5 50 p. it has been the inflation in particular where you are hearing it. the latest numbers on food inflation at 17%. it is everyday items and that is why it is particularly noticeable. things like cheese, cornflakes, ...

With sally nugent and jon kay. exactly half past seven, wednesday morning. thank you forjoining us. the latest inflation figures have been released in the last half hour, and show an unexpected rise in prices. nina is at a cafe in greater manchester for us this morning with the details. can you explain what is going on? well, there is a lot of head scratching going on this morning, notjust from me, but many of the experts. at the bbc we consulted close to a0 economists in the run—up to this morning. none of them put a face increase in their predictions. one of them thought inflation would be...

Except it's not quite so eye—catching when the ice westminster are tilted elsewhere. it gives you some sense of how awkward number ten find all these questions around the prime minister's wealth they decided to make this publication on of all days. chris mason at westminster, thank you. it was a bit of a shock for the experts, with the cost of living rising unexpectedly last month when many predicted it would fall. food prices were part of the problem, going up at their fastest rate for 45 years. inflation, which measures how quickly prices rise, jumped to 10.4% in the year to february, up f...