The Consumer Prices Index rose to a 41-year high of 11.1% in October as prices rose in many sectors, with warnings of potential further rises to come.

CPI inflation returned to its upward trend in September, hitting 10.1% after a dip in August to 9.9%, according to figures released today by the ONS.

Women are, on average, working for nearly four additional years before exiting the labour market compared to the counterparts in the mid-nineties, new statistics from the ONS revealed this week.

CPI inflation jumped from 9.4% in June to 10.1% in July, the highest level seen since the early 1980s.