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Research examining how to discourage homeowners from increasing heating use after installing energy-efficient improvements was commissioned by Officials at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).The study, carried out in February 2024 by London Economics under the previous Conservative administration, reviewed academic evidence on consumer behaviour and proposed potential interventions.These included the use of smart meters to “circumvent habits” and the consideration of environmental taxes.The 29-page report, published on a Government website last week, examined the concept of “comfort taking”, where households use more energy after installing measures such as insulation or double glazing rather than reducing consumption.Researchers…
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Nigel Farage joined Reform UK’s Scotland leader Lord Malcolm Offord in Renfrewshire today to launch the party’s Scottish parliamentary election manifesto and pledged to to “challenge the Holyrood consensus”.In an economy-focused manifesto, Lord Offord promised Reform UK would be led by “guiding principles” of sound finances and economic growth, while also cutting waste in the public sector.However, the manifesto is not without challenge: several journalists picked up on Reform’s plans to drop all quangos until Reform UK could establish which ones needed saving.In addition to laying off thousands of civil servants, the move would impact Scottish health boards and agencies…
Sir Keir Starmer’s aides in No10 rejected two offers from the Cabinet Office’s ethics chief to question Lord Mandelson over his links to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. A due diligence report, which was compiled by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team in December 2024, warned that Lord Mandelson’s association friendship posed a major “reputational risk”.Darren Tierney, who was leading the Cabinet Office’s ethics unit at the time, is believed to have approached the Prime Minister’s main allies in late 2024.He offered to conduct formal interviews before Lord Mandelson was officially appointed as the UK’s ambassador to the US,…
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GAME will close its final three high street stores next month, marking the end of its standalone retail presence in Britain.The outlets in Dudley, Lancaster and Sutton are the last remaining branches of a chain that once operated around 300 stores nationwide.The closures follow the company’s move into administration earlier this year, with administrators appointed in January after a notice of intention was filed.It marks the second time in just over a decade that the retailer has entered administration.Stores in Chatham and Belfast had already shut at the start of 2026.The latest closures will bring an end to GAME’s independent…
Jones will have the experienced duo of hooker Amy Cokayne and number eight Alex Matthews as her vice captains.England begin their defence of their Women’s Six Nations title against Ireland on 11 April.Jones was born and raised in Cardiff, but moved across the border to England as a teenager and qualifies for the Red Roses through her English mother.She made her England debut as an 18-year-old fly-half in a 26-7 defeat by New Zealand in July 2015. She has also starred in Sevens, travelling to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with Great Britain and then playing at Paris…
A critically endangered roloway monkey at Chester Zoo has welcomed a newborn infant just months after groundbreaking surgery prevented the amputation of her foot.Masaya, 15, gave birth to baby Lagertha following a complex procedure last summer that saw zoo veterinarians join forces with surgical specialists from the University of Liverpool. The operation, which had never previously been documented in roloway monkeys, required the team to adapt existing techniques to remove a mass the size of a golf ball from Masaya’s foot.With no established precedent for such a procedure on this species, the collaborative effort between the zoo’s veterinary staff and…
A bar owner has issued a desperate plea to Rachel Reeves as he revealed the extent of his “scary” surge in bills and decline in customers.Speaking to GB News, owner of the Outside In Simon Doswell urged the Chancellor to “give us a chance” as the hospitality industry continues to be pummelled by her Budget measures.Mr Doswell, whose business resides in Ms Reeves’s constituency of Leeds West and Pudsey, told presenter Patrick Christys the Chancellor remains “banned” from entering his establishment.He said: “Most of the pubs around here have banned Rachel Reeves. I don’t think we want to see Rachel…