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Ed Miliband has warned energy suppliers not to rip off businesses as the war in the Middle East sends prices soaring. Regulator Ofgem and the Energy Secretary have written to business suppliers to demand “maximum flexibility” in contracts for small firms.Mr Miliband said pricing needs to be “fair, transparent and fully justifiable”. The letter to business suppliers from Mr Miliband and Ofgem’s interim CEO Tim Jarvis calls for a “fair and supportive approach”, with transparent contracts. The Government also confirmed plans to use the Energy Independence Bill to regulate energy brokers and price comparison websites.The effective closure of the Strait…

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The London mayor said: “We want people, if they come here, to properly contribute, to integrate and get involved. I would hope that the Labour government would listen to myself, Angela Rayner, Andy Burnham and many others who have expressed concerns.”

Despite Liverpool’s dominance, the talk at half-time was of Mohamed Salah’s missed penalty. For a man who rarely misses, it was an unusually weak attempt and one that would certainly have got the headlines had Liverpool not progressed.By now, Salah’s hunger for success is clear and it spoke volumes that instantly after his miss, he forced a save from Ugurcan Cakir.And the Egyptian was involved in all three of Liverpool’s second-half goals to cap off a terrific all-round display.First, Salah teed up Hugo Ekitike and it was Ryan Gravenberch who finished after Salah’s strike was saved, for Liverpool’s third.The goal…

Bristol Council has issued an apology and pledged to fund replacement plants after its grounds maintenance staff accidentally destroyed 30,000 bulbs. The bulbs, which The Friends of St George Park had raised money for, were cut down by council workers merely days after their planting.Councillor Heather Mack, the council’s deputy leader, expressed that the authority was “incredibly sorry” for what had occurred.She confirmed the council would pay for both the replacement bulbs and community events organised to replant them.The community group welcomed the swift response and the commitment to cover all associated costs.Ms Mack stated that the error “should not…

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Maximising North Sea production is an “immediate imperative”, energy experts have told Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, as they warned: “We live in dangerous times.” Professor Nick Butler, a former head of strategy at BP, said an “extended cutoff of supplies” was likely if the war in Iran dragged on. And he said Britain would be particularly vulnerable in a hypothetical future conflict, with the pipelines we rely on to import fuel becoming prime targets for hostile states. Professor Butler, a visiting professor at King’s College London and former adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, said the Government needed to prepare…

ENGLANDEven though four teams have been knocked out this week, it is all but certain that the Premier League will get an extra place. England (23.847) already have a coefficient score pretty much the same as last season’s second-placed country (Spain, 23.892).Nothing should be completely taken for granted, as England seemed destined to get an EPS slot in 2023-24 only to suffer a terrible set of results in the quarter-finals.But it is going to take another very bad night on Thursday for there to be any real jeopardy.It also helps that Bayern Munich will face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals,…

A PE teacher from Middlesbrough has been prohibited from the classroom indefinitely after Department for Education officials overturned an independent panel’s recommendation concerning his conduct. Sam Everett, who worked at Haughton Academy in Darlington for two years, will not be able to return to teach amid the fallout of social media conduct involving “far right” rhetoric.Mr Everett had used the platform X to express views on political matters and current affairs while openly identifying himself as a teacher.His posts included telling migrants to “respect our laws or leave”, writing: “Completely agree, if you don’t respect our laws, culture and way…

Nick Thomas-Symonds has firmly rejected suggestions the relationship between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump has “imploded”, following the US President’s latest remarks about the Prime Minister.Speaking to GB News, the Cabinet Office Minister dismissed concerns about the state of transatlantic relations in a fiery exchange with host Mark White.Pressed by Mark on whether the relationship is “at an end”, Mr Thomas-Symonds said: “No, I don’t accept that at all.”The Prime Minister has had and does have a good relationship with the US President.”Mr Thomas-Symonds pointed to ongoing collaboration on critical security matters, including the current conflict in Iran, as…