In the headlines
UK inflation is set to hit a 50-year high of 18.6% in January. A report by Citigroup warns that soaring energy costs will push prices into “the stratosphere”, and suggests the Bank of England may respond by hiking interest rates to as high as 7%. Nasa has released “unprecedented” pictures of Jupiter captured by the new James Webb telescope, says The Guardian. The intergalactic images show the planet’s auroras, giant storms and surrounding rings in detail that’s “never before” been possible. Scientists have discovered that dogs cry tears of joy when they are reunited with their owners, says the Daily Mail. The weepy display is triggered by a rush of the hormone oxytocin. “They call it puppy love!”