Energy price cap: the cost of your coffee could be about to go up

Rawpixel.com/ShutterstockThis autumn, the cost of gas and electricity for a typical UK household is expected to rise from £1,663 to £1,723 a year.

The change, due to higher wholesale gas prices, will be easy enough to spot on a household bill. But those rising costs can also affect people in less obvious ways, through the price of a coffee, for example, or a pub lunch or haircut.

Coolcations: tourism boom is taking a toll on chillier destinations

Coolcation destinations include places like Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands. ABO PHOTOGRAPHY/ShutterstockRising numbers of visitors headed for destinations in northern Europe in the summer of 2026, seeking respite from the heat.

For years, summer holidays in Europe have followed a familiar pattern: head south in search of sunshine. But climate change is beginning to turn that logic on its head.

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