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Why is the support being offered?More than five million customers across the UK are behind on their energy bills, while total energy debt has doubled over the past three years.Around 75 per cent of outstanding debt has no repayment arrangement in place.Unpaid energy debt adds an average of £60 to domestic bills. Baringa forecasts that this could rise to £100 if total debt reaches £7billion by the end of the year.Average bills are also expected to rise again from January because of gas price movements.Jessica Taplin, chief executive of Charis, said: “Helping people with their energy costs can provide immediate…

Supermarkets could cut costs | Last updated: 1792306805 Like Share Comment Thank you for signing up! See the latest from GB News here . Choose GB News on Google – add us as a preferred source Choose GB News Support GB News Champion free speech and independent journalism while unlocking exclusive benefits. Support us Britons love a Sunday roast dinner, and gravy is the star of the plate for many — in fact, new research found 94 per cent won’t sit down to a roast without it.But it goes much beyond pouring over turkey and Yorkshire puddings, as Britons share…

Hills said stalking victims should not need to be scared for more serious charges or punishments to be imposed.”It’s a weird thing, if something is trying to scare you, and you say you’re scared then they’ve sort of won,” she said.”If you admit you’re afraid, you’re handing your stalker a bit of help. Why is it all on the victim, and how the victim feels?”You would never say that about a burglary to a house, would you?”It’s a weird judgement to make.”Ten years on from Alice’s death, the Alice Ruggles Trust is continuing to focus on educating young people about…

It has been a slow start. Following that opening defeat by Arsenal, Brighton dropped points against struggling Birmingham City and Aston Villa, despite strong performances. Two League Cup wins helped, and the nature of that commanding victory over Charlton suggests Ruiz’s style is starting to take root.”We still want to play,” said Kirby, “[but] now it’s more about how we harm the opposition quicker. There was an element previously where we overplayed when we could have gone forward.”It’s hard to change the mindset quickly, but we’ve got a great group of people.”I’m very black and white. Tell me what you…

A couple who have spent 20 years building a community garden at their local railway station have said they hope it will be named as the Best in Britain.Hindley Station in Wigan has been nominated in an annual “World Cup” of stations competition run by train operating companies.Sheila and Sandy Davidson have been planting trees, flowers and shrubs alongside the platforms for two decades.”We just came down almost 20 years ago and decided to plant a few bulbs on the Manchester-bound platform,” said 80-year-old Sheila from the Friends of Hindley Station. “Everybody in the area is wonderful, they all support…

Reform UK has suspended a party activist who reportedly said that you cannot be Muslim and British in footage recorded by an undercover reporter from ITV News.It is also investigating two of its councillors who appear to have advocated for the mass shooting of grooming gang members in the footage.The party’s response follows the latest allegations from undercover filming by ITV News, external, which has led to Reform facing questions over its vetting procedures for candidates. A party spokesperson told the it was pursuing legal action against ITV and the documentary’s production company which had used undercover reporting to obtain…

Viktor Gyokeres wants to leave Arsenal, Xabi Alonso eyes Barcelona duo and Liverpool target Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha.Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 28, is set to push for a move away from Arsenal in the January transfer window because of a lack of playing time. (TeamTalk, external)Liverpool are keeping an eye on Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha, 26, if they are unable to secure midfielder Alex Scott, 23, from Bournemouth. (CaughtOffside), externalAC Milan are preparing to offer French midfielder Adrien Rabiot a new contract until 2030 after the 31-year-old’s impressive start to the season. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), externalChelsea boss…

Swimmer Archie Goodburn has been successful in his efforts to improve brain cancer care for patients as the UK government announce new measures.The Scottish athlete, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Prime Minister Andy Burnham after making an emotional plea on Breakfast for more investment to be put into brain cancer research.After the meeting, Burnham announced a new national brain cancer clinical lead and promised a review of brain cancer progress and action to get patients treatment sooner.Goodburn, 25, thanked the prime minister and said all three of his requests have been “promised to…

Scarlets: Murray; Mee, Roberts, Williams, Page; Costelow, G Davies; Mathias, McKee, Harri O’Connor, Cuckson, Groves, Lousi, Macleod (capt), AndersonReplacements: Elias, Sam O’Connor, Hawley, Plumtree, Davis, Blacker, Hawkins, JamesNewcastle: Hodge; Ene, Harris, Hutchison, Jackson; Dalziel, Elliott; West, Fletcher, Moreno, Baker, Molina, Ferrie, Leatherbarrow, Graham (capt)Replacements: Adejimi, Brocklebank, McCallum, Usher, Hicks, Benitez Cruz, Connon, SpencerSin-bin: McCallum 54Referee: Evan Urruzmendi (France)Assistant referees: Anthony Lac and Ludovic Lespes (France)TMO: Jean Lespes

On Tuesday, Finance Minister John O’Dowd laid out his position in the assembly.”Pressures across departments in the current financial year are around £1.6bn. The offer that is currently on the table is around £525m.”Public sector pay alone is £500m or thereabouts, and any settlement or agreement has to include money for pay uplifts for teachers, nurses and other public-sector workers.”Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant has reacted with exasperation.”You cannot keep overspending willy-nilly and not expect consequences from that. It’s just irresponsible,” he told the .He held a virtual meeting with Stormont ministers on Friday. There was no sign of…