Poor wheat crops mean food producers may have to import ingredients, potentially increasing costs.
Steam is still needed in many industries, but much of it is still made with fossil fuels.
Government borrowing for the year was £6.6bn higher than expected, according to new figures.
At Ocado’s newest warehouse robotic arms are helping to pack customer orders.
First-time buyers depend on two high incomes or parental support, the Building Societies Association says.
Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.
Oil and gold prices have jumped, while shares have fallen.
Higher prices put off shoppers as sales volumes overall stagnate in March.
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease “at the end of 2024”.
New official figures show that inflation, the rate at which prices rise over time, fell again in March.