High Living
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| First episode date | December 5, 1968 |
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| Final episode date | August 19, 1971 |
| Creators | Jack Gerson |
| Genres | Soap Opera |
| Episodes | The Flitting |
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| ID | 2197843 |
About High Living
High Living was the first soap opera to be produced in Scotland, and was produced by STV. The series was conceived by Henry Hay and episodes were written by Henry Hay and Jack Gerson.
Aldi raises pay as supermarkets battle for staff
... Retailers including Tesco have made similar moves recently as firms try to retain staff struggling with High Living costs...
Pret A Manger gives staff third pay rise in a year
... Retailers including Tesco have made similar moves in the past year as firms try to retain staff struggling with near-record High Living costs...
Yair Lapid: The TV host set to be Israel's new PM
... Sounding like he was already on the campaign trail, he listed the pressing issues he saw for Israel: High Living costs and security threats in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Iran...
Eurozone interest rates set to rise for first time in 11 years
... " The strangling hold of desperately High Living costs means that euro area growth will slow through the second half of this year, with recession increasingly likely - particularly now with sharp policy tightening in the near-term horizon...
Student housing told to fix 'awful' problems
... Poor accommodation, High Living costs and a lack of information can seriously affect student welfare and mental health, so providers must be held to account, he said...
Elementary schools that give free food to hungry families
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Tuition fees 'should be cut to £7,500'
... Shakira Martin, president of the National Union of Students, said it would help to address the debt aversion caused by high fees, High Living costs and the lack of maintenance grants ...
Eurozone interest rates set to rise for first time in 11 years
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said it intends to raise interest rates for The First Time in More Than 11 years next month as it tries to control soaring inflation in The eurozone.
The ECB said it would raise its key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point In July , with further hikes planned for later in The year.
The Bank also intends to end its bond-buying stimulus programme on 1 July .
, Well above The ECB's target.
" High inflation is a major challenge for all of us. The [ECB] governing council will make sure that inflation returns to its 2% target over The Medium term, "
The ECB's main policy interest rate is currently at -0. 50% and it could be back at zero or above by The End of September, The Bank said. The Last time it raised interest rates in The eurozone was in 2011.
Inflation in May " again rose significantly" as energy and food prices surged, it added.
But it said inflationary pressures had " broadened and intensified, with prices for many goods and services increasing strongly".
As a result, The Bank has upped its estimate for annual inflation this year to 6. 8%, before slowing to 3. 5% in 2023 and 2. 1% in 2024.
The ECB also cut its growth forecast for The eurozone from 3. 7% to 2. 8% for 2022, and from 2. 1% to 1. 6% for 2023.
Several other central banks have already started raising rates as they try to slow inflation rates that have been accelerating amid surging energy costs.
In The US, The Federal Reserve has now raised rates twice this year, while a series of moves by The Bank of England has now lifted UK rates to 1% - The highest level for 13 years.
Speaking at a news conference after The ECB's decision, The Bank 's president, Christine Lagarde , said inflation would remain " undesirably elevated for some time".
Energy prices are up nearly 40% from a year earlier, She Said , while food prices rose 7. 5% in May, partly due to The impact of The War in Ukraine on food supplies.
" Do we expect that The July interest rate hike will have an immediate impact on inflation? The Answer is no, " She Said .
Seema Shah, chief strategist at Principal Global Investors, said: " With this inflation outlook and The unavoidable path for higher rates, The ECB is facing stagflation threats full-frontal.
" The strangling hold of desperately High Living costs means that euro area growth will slow through The Second Half of this year, with recession increasingly likely - particularly now with sharp policy tightening in The near-term horizon. "
Source of news: bbc.com