The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation increased to 3.3 in March from 3 in February, the Office for National Statistics said.
Former Gladiators star Gold (Lize Van der Walt) has died at the age of 60 after a "long and brave" battle with cancer.
The move comes as the deadline loomed on the current fragile truce and proposed talks in Islamabad were put on hold.