The increase compares with a decrease during the the same period in 2023.

The government will boost pensions of ex-miners on the MPS scheme, leaving out those on the BCSSS.

A review into the government's handling of a child poverty strategy has found it has failed.

The average home cost £581,000 at the end of September - down from £651,000 a year earlier.

The rate at which prices are rising has dropped below the Bank of England's target of 2%.

Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.

Despite the increase, the lender warns mortgage costs could remain "higher for longer" following the Budget.

Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week's Budget.

There are almost 400 active cases of reported damp or mould in social housing across Wiltshire.

In Nigeria and Ghana, the dream of owning property feels increasingly out of reach

Brighton is the fourth least affordable place in England to rent according to government statistics.

More than 5,500 residents are currently hoping to secure a council property in the Barnsley area.

Pensioners Eddie and Maggie, from Wallsend, will get £10,000 a year after they were helped to apply.

Carers reveal the stress of the DWP informing them they have been overpaid in benefits.

Douglas Council's 1930s development on Lord Street remains boarded after tenants were moved in 2022.

Mayor of London says increasing access to affordable housing is vital to the city's economic growth

Tenants say they have experienced mould, mushrooms growing through carpets and water leaks.

Former PM Gordon Brown hopes the Tees Valley Multibank will help "put a smile on every child's face".

According to Marie Curie, 35% of working age people who died in Bradford were in poverty.

Micky Beckett charged £10 a ticket in the raffle for the ILCA 7 dinghy he used to compete.

Bournemouth schoolboy Lucas , 15, was called up to the England junior squad earlier this year.

All about the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is moored in Portland, Dorset.

Dorset-based sailor Pip Hare says she now knows what it takes and how to prepare herself mentally for the iconic Vendee Globe.

The Poole Pirates win speedway's SGB Championship after beating the Oxford Cheetahs.

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Terry Clarkson and his granddaughter, Olivia, have raised thousands for the Royal British Legion.

People across the south of England pay their respects to fallen service men and women.

Weymouth Town Council says it has made 23 December a free parking day to help last-minute shoppers.

Poole sailor Pip Hare wants to be the first woman to complete the gruelling 24,300-mile Vendée Globe race twice.

The trial will give rural areas and passengers on the railway's route access to the internet.

A swan ends up trapped in netting before falling to the floor after smashing through a skylight.

John Stockley never knew the identity of his father - a black GI, stationed in Dorset.

Dr Rebecca Harrison is looking at how the Andor series affected Winspit Quarry.

The Museum of East Dorset analysed information from every First World War memorial in the region.

Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair say it costs about £5m to run the event each year.

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

Wimborne Town centre-back Scott Arnold amassed the last of his 618 appearances against Weymouth.

Car-obsessed teenager Dakota, who has muscular dystrophy, is treated to a trip to Silverstone.

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Former Premier League sides Blackpool and Birmingham City are drawn together in the second round of the FA Cup.

Peterborough United, Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town all win in the EFL Trophy to seal their places in the last 16 of the competition.

Horatio Chapple’s mother Olivia talks about Horatio’s Garden.

Salisbury is one of 23 locations across the UK to have a Paddington Bear statue.

Daughters Gill and Kay talk about the struggles faced by their mum Gwen Watton.

Nick Bailey reveals what it’s like to be poisoned by Novichok.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust wants to help bats with improved habitats on six of its reserves.

Events take place across the region to mark the armistice at the end of World War One.

An expert says a meeting with Michael Gove about the poisonings showed he "had not been briefed".

The historic Manor House will host a town council after being initially found in a "rundown" state.

Sabina Falcone-Healey is a member of the England women's over-45 squad.