it s wednesday 19th january. in the next few minutes we ll bring you the latest inflation figures which tell us how fast prices for goods and services are rising and will give us an idea of the current cost of living. at the moment it s on the rise, mainly because of energy prices and now many businesses are being forced to pass some of their costs onto customers. our current affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has been to one hotel in scarborough where the owners have had no choice but to increase their prices. this is a lot of windows. a lot of windows, yes. and a huge, huge ceiling. yeah. the things that give this hotel its charm and character are the very things now causing the nightmares. put, like, a secondary glazing on this side, it spoils the view on what is the period windows, as well. right now, obviously a modern building with lower ceilings and lots of insulation would be much easier to heat. it might look sunny, but there s an icy wind from the north sea,
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