UK inflation remained unchanged at 2.2% last month but price pressures picked up pace in the key services sector as air fares jumped higher, according to official figures.The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed inflation has remained above the 2% target for the second month in a row, after rising for the first time this year in July.

UK inflation remained unchanged at 2.2% last month but price pressures picked up pace in the key services sector as air fares jumped higher, according to official figures.The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed inflation has remained above the 2% target for the second month in a row, after rising for the first time this year in July.