内容摘要：After the show aired, Wood, 31, said she was "not thin skinned" and understood that SNL was about "caricature".

After the show aired, Wood, 31, said she was "not thin skinned" and understood that SNL was about "caricature".

"Food shopping has almost doubled from about three years ago," she said. "We spend, maybe, a minimum of £90 a month now and that doesn't include £20-£30 topping up during the week with fruit, veg and milk."If there is more money going out than coming in, Ms Cowley said she will sell her baby's old clothes "just to make a little bit of money to do things".

She hopes the rise in minimum wage will see her pay go up, although she thinks the struggle is far from over.As well as food, inflation was fuelled last month by plane tickets. Air fares tend to rise into December and fall into January, but the drop was less than in previous years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).It also said that private school fees grew by about 13% at the beginning of the year due to VAT being added from 1 January after the government removed the tax exemption.

The sharper rise in inflation - it had been expected to climb to 2.8% - has also led to speculation over how the Bank of England will react in terms of interest rates.High inflation in recent years, peaking at 11.1% in October 2022, saw the bank raise interest rates, which pushed up the cost of loans, credit cards and mortgages.

As price rises have eased, borrowing costs have fallen and the Bank decided to cut rates earlier this month to 4.5%.

But with the rate remaining above the Bank's 2% target, some economists suggest further cuts could be made at a slower pace.He said 71 new property units were created over the last 12 months and 527 over the last five years, which was "significantly lower" than the target of 310 units per year, or 1,550 over five years.

"Over the last quarter the number of property units fell by five," said Mr Hemans."This explains why Guernsey house prices will continue to remain high and strong in the context of full employment, robust earnings, falling interest rates and a growing population driven by positive net migration.

He added: "The scale of the housing challenge has been recognised, and momentum is building to address the issue, but over the short term this disequilibrium will ensure that prices remain elevated whilst transactions will remain below historic levels."Around 1,500 students have been given a boost to their GCSE studies at an "inspirational" careers fair.