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The industry is being ravaged by inflation, labour shortages, climate change and cheap supermarket prices. Farmers are now digging up their orchards as they're not viable

The Resolution Foundation has warned that the cost of servicing the UK's debt could soar to 5% of GDP if rates stay higher for longer and following current fiscal policy plans

The Prime Minister, who made bringing inflation down to about 5.3% by the end of the year his "number one priority", said: "We've made great progress but I know there is still a way to go"

A post-Budget analysis by the Resolution Foundation says household disposable incomes will still be lower in 2027-28 than before the Covid crisis while some Whitehall ministries face cuts of 10%