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UK inflation turns negative for first time since 1960 - live updates
http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/may/19/uk-inflation-greek-bailout-talks-yanis-varoufakis-live-updatesUK inflation turns negative for first time since 1960 - live updates
Graeme Wearden
Tuesday 19 May 2015 07.09 EDT
The cost of living in Britain has fallen for the first time in decades, thanks to falling oil price, cheaper food and the strong pound
* Osborne: It’s good news
* UK CPI falls by 0.1%
* The key charts
Meanwhile in the eurozone:
* Euro tumbles as ECB vows to speed up its stimulus
* European car sales rise again
* Greek finance minister would rather pay pensions than IMF
