The rate of inflation more than doubled in just one month to 1.5% during April, posing a price rise challenge to the Bank of England amid the fragile economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
The government doesn't have a "clear plan" to match its strategy to phase out petrol and diesel cars, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee.
Some reusable face masks found on the high street have "alarming flaws" in their effectiveness, with one popular mask only blocking a third of potentially harmful particles, consumer group Which? has said.