Price of pasta, tea, chips and cooking oil soars

The price of pasta, tea, chips and cooking oil has soared, according to new data, with vegetable oil going up by 65% in a year.

Overall, the price of budget food items rose by 17% in the year to September, the Office for National Statistics said.

It comes as inflation is at a 40-year high, with prices up 10.1% in a year.

Food prices drove the latest rise in living costs in September, along with energy bills and transport costs.