Here are 5 important things happening in the UK today – 22 July 2025.
- UK hit by surging grocery prices: The average household spend on food and drink is on course to rise by £275 this year, prompting shoppers to buy cheaper groceries or prepare simpler meals at home to cut costs. Over the past month, food prices have risen by 5.2% compared to last year as consumers’ concern about the cost of shopping has accelerated. [BBC]
- Resident doctors to press ahead with strike: Wes Streeting has condemned the decision by resident doctors to “recklessly and needlessly” press ahead with strike action, saying it is “completely unprecedented in the history of British trade unionism”. The health secretary said resident doctors had been offered changes to working conditions and career progression but had chosen to continue with industrial action. [Guardian]
- Laws to allow UAE stake in The Telegraph approved: The House of Lords has approved legislation to enable the United Arab Emirates to become part-owner of The Telegraph against significant cross-party opposition. Peers agreed to allow foreign states to take passive shareholdings in British newspapers of up to 15%. The move prepares the ground for the end of more than two years of damaging limbo for The Telegraph, which has effectively operated without an owner since June 2023. [Telegraph]
- Major AI data centre planned for North-East England: The government is planning to unveil a major AI data centre at the Teesworks site in north-east England, as tension builds between the energy and technology departments over the energy consumption of storage infrastructure. Ministers have selected the controversial former steel site in Teesside as the location for its second so-called AI Growth Zone, with plans to build the largest data centre in Europe, according to several people briefed on the matter. [Financial Times]
- On Wednesday, Oil was trading slightly lower at $68.57. The pound is trading at £1.35 to the dollar, £1.15 to the euro and £9.70 to the yuan.
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