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That’s according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy A record level of Government energy bill support reached vulnerable households last month, though many are still missing out. Those on prepayment meters used 1.7 million vouchers in January – more than in previous months, with three quarters of all vouchers now redeemed, the […]

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Bristol and Carlisle are taking action Civil servants working for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) begin their second week of strike action on Monday. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) based in Bristol and Carlisle are taking action as part

That’s according to Rightmove The average price tag on a home increased by just £14 month-on-month in February, according to a property website. Rightmove said it is the smallest increase it has recorded between January and February, in records going back to 2001. Across Britain, the average asking price for a home in February is

The offers come into effect this week in all of Morrisons’ 498 supermarkets and online Morrisons is cutting prices across a range of its own-brand products as it joins a string of supermarkets battling to retain customers while living costs soar. The supermarket, which was recently pushed out of the “big four” UK grocers by

The development minister has visited Turkey to witness the impact of UK aid helping people affected by devastating earthquakes. Andrew Mitchell is the first UK minister to visit the disaster zone since the February 6 quake which has killed at least 44,000 in Turkey and Syria. He thanked UK medics working alongside Turkish doctors at

A body has been found in the River Wyre during the search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, Lancashire Police has said. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre while walking her dog after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on January 27. A Lancashire Police spokesman said officers were

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged SNP voters to put their faith in Labour in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Edinburgh on Sunday, Sir Keir sought to boost his party’s fortunes north of the border, repeating again his claim that the road to electoral success “must

A woman in her 70s has died after being seriously assaulted in a park Police have launched a manhunt for a murder suspect following the death of an elderly woman in Exeter on Saturday. Officers were called to Ludwell Valley Park in the Wonford area of the city at around 4pm, following reports that the

The 98 year old has ‘decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family’ Former US president Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care, the Carter Centre has said. The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Mr Carter “decided to spend

Rishi Sunak has told world leaders they must arm Ukraine now and set about boosting its long-term future against further Russian aggression. The Prime Minister, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, had a two-fold message for the West. The British leader said that Ukraine needed military backing by allies to counter