Thousands of us are facing the prospect of bigger mortgage payments tonight, after the Bank of England raised interest rates for the twelfth time in a row.
The Bank says it’s necessary as it tries to bring down persistently high levels of inflation.
But it means more misery for those with loans or credit card debts too.
The one glimmer of good news – the economy is no longer predicted to go into recession.
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