But recent years have been a struggle. It has been tricky, especially since brexit and The Cost Of Living, the price of products have gone up quite considerably. I mean, for the Ice Cream, we reckon about 30 theyve gone up in the past three years. Weve tried to keep our prices so that its still obtainable to a lot of people, so weve put our prices up about 15 . So weve had to absorb some of the cost. The prices of Gas And Electricity are largely behind this uptick in inflatIon, but it was widely forecast and remains close to the Bank Of Englands long Term Target of 2 . So inflatIon has come down a long way since that huge spike We Saw at The End of 2022. Injuly, prices rose at 2. 2 and the Bank Of England expects them to stay around this rate until The End of the year. But, of course, inflatIon is made up of more than just that one headline figure. Lets look at the services sector. Things like hotel prices, Restaurant Prices thats been falling steadily but remains at 5. 2 . Too hot for
The health secretary matt hancock has spoken of the pain and suffering of victims of the contaminated compensation if that is what is recommended. He was facing questions at a public inquiry into what s been called the worst nhs treatment disaster. Around 3,000 people died after being given blood products containing hiv and hepatitis c in the 1970s and 1980s. Here s our health editor hugh pym. I ve now faced the fact that i will never see him again on this earth. His last words were, and repeatedly, those who did this must be brought to repent. Sue remembers her husband, steve, as she visits his grave in devon. He was a haemophiliac who was treated by the nhs with contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s. He developed hepatitis c, a debilitating illness. It meant they couldn t have children. Steve died in 2018. This isjust wonderful, and it s a superb place to come and visit the grave, if visiting the grave s about spiritual refreshment and about. Aboutjust finding peace and b
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to get a resolution and remain in this for the long haul . but ministers and train operators say the latest pay offer, of 4% for two years in a row, is fair and reasonable. we can to talk to our transport correspondent, katy austin who s at paddington station in central london. if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? that s right, as you can probably busy station? that s right, as you can probably see busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind - busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind me, - busy station? that s right, as you | can probably see behind me, there are some passengers here today, but very few when you compare it to a normal weekday. and there are very few days damage trains running. some operators affected by the strike are running absolutely nothing at all, others of those 15 operators, which are affected, others have a very limited service, including great wester