Why cost of a cuppa is boiling over

Sarah Coles
Updated
cuppa in the floods
cuppa in the floods

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We can take years of floods, droughts, miserable austerity and hopelessness, while maintaining a stiff upper lip, but the latest horror could send us over the edge: the cost of tea is set to rise 15% after a massive surge in the wholesale price.

So what's going on, and could this spell the end for the British cuppa?

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