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Millions of households across the UK are now able to receive a £150 discount on their electricity bills as the Warm Home Discount scheme reopens for winter.The annual Government-backed scheme provides targeted support to households on lower incomes by applying a one-off discount directly to electricity accounts.The £150 payment is not paid in cash and does not go into recipients’ bank accounts.Instead, the discount is automatically credited to the customer’s electricity bill through their energy supplier.The scheme is designed to help eligible households manage higher energy costs during the colder months, when heating use typically increases.A total of 28 energy…

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More UK families will “know what sacrifice for our nation means” as the nation seeks to deter a potential confrontation with Russia, the head of the military has said.Sir Richard Knighton said the country’s security “cannot be outsourced to the armed forces” and “requires a whole-of-society response”, including harnessing UK universities and manufacturing.While the chief of the defence staff suggested there was only a remote chance of Russia directly attacking the UK, he told an event at the Royal United Services Institute that so-called hybrid attacks showed the threat was worsening.He referenced a Russian spy ship that was recently suspected…

Bournemouth’s Junior Kroupi scores the equaliser in a dramatic 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, after two quick-fire goals from United’s Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha put the hosts in front.MATCH REPORT: Manchester United 4-4 Bournemouth Available to UK users only.

Metropolitan Police staff are set to go on strike over pay on New Year’s Eve, the trade union Unite has confirmed.The walkout, which will last 25 hours, is expected to cause “delays to emergency callouts”.The strike occurs on one of the busiest nights of the year for the Met, as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join in New Year celebrations across London.175 workers from the Met’s central command, such as call handlers, office staff, fleet service and technicians, will take part in the action, which commences at 6am on December 31.The staff striking are essential in reporting…

Evil once again stalks the globe. The horrific murders at Bondi Beach outrage us all, just as we thought we were inured to further distress. Innocent people were slaughtered. Families were shattered.What should have been a public celebration became a scene of terror simply because the participants were Jews celebrating Hanukkah. After tragedies like this, we search for answers and causes. We talk about freedom of speech, about radicalisation, and about religion. But where freedom of speech becomes disputed is at the point where freedom ends and incitement to violence begins. Even the most avid free speech campaigners draw the…

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Keir Starmer has acknowledged reports that some terminally ill farmers are considering hastening their deaths before new inheritance tax rules take effect in April.The Prime Minister was questioned on the issue during a Commons liaison committee session on Monday, where MPs raised concerns about the impact of changes to agricultural property relief.Labour MP Cat Smith asked whether Sir Keir was aware that farmers with terminal diagnoses were “actively planning to expedite their own deaths” ahead of the reforms.The Prime Minister said he was aware of a range of concerns being raised by individuals affected by the policy.He said: “I’ve had…

Tracy Reiner, the adopted daughter of acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner, has spoken publicly for the first time following the violent deaths of her father and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.The 61-year-old actress, who was adopted by Reiner during his marriage to Penny Marshall, expressed profound devastation at the loss.”I came from the greatest family ever,” Tracy told NBC News. “I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.”The tragedy struck particularly hard as Tracy had spent time with her father just 24 hours before the fatal incident, attending a family gathering on Saturday.The tragedy struck particularly hard as Tracy had…

GMPPolice are searching for Thomas Hunt, who is believed to have led the operationThe mastermind of an organised crime gang which dealt drugs around the country is wanted by police, after six of his gang members are jailed. Thomas Hunt, 48, led the “highly structured” operation from his home in Middleton, Greater Manchester, police said. Manchester Crown Court heard how the group operated on a commercial scale, dealing cocaine, heroin, MDMA and amphetamine with an estimated street value of more than £1.8m.Nine members who supplied drugs to Bristol, Carlisle, Glasgow, Newcastle and Hampshire in 2024 were sentenced on Friday, and…