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  • Cost of love: Brits opt to dine in and scale back as flower prices soar this Valentine’s Day

    Valentine's Day

    The price of a bouquet of roses has shot up around four per cent if you look at Wednesday’s inflation reading. 

    Last minute Valentine's Day flowers are now roughly four per cent more expensive than they were last year, according to inflation data from the Office for National Statistics.

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