An energy charity said thousands of people in the West Midlands contacted them every month looking for help to pay their bills. Act On Energy said it welcomed a £167m…
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UK: Lloyds Bank to close 136 branches as people shift to apps
Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 136 branches by March next year, arguing that customers are increasingly using digital channels for their day-to-day banking. It is the latest in…
Northern Ireland: NIE warns of compensation scammers as 6,500 still without power
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said they aware of scam messages in relation to compensation after Storm Éowyn left thousands without power. About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one…
Northern Ireland: A week after Storm Éowyn 6,500 properties still without electricity
About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one week on from Storm Éowyn. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has brought in 350 additional engineers from across the UK and Europe to…
UK: Flood victim to tell summit ‘what it’s really like’
A councillor whose home was badly flooded said she hoped her personal experience would help a flooding conference understand “what it’s really like”. Alison Thomas’s house in Long Stratton, Norfolk,…
UK: Lib Dem’s Ed Davey urges Starmer to start EU customs union talks
Sir Keir Starmer should “fire the starting gun” on creating a new UK-EU customs union at a meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Monday, the Liberal Democrats have said.…
UK: Schools bill is an act of vandalism, says Kemi Badenoch
Deprived children in England will “pay the price” of the government’s changes to schools, Kemi Badenoch has said as she accused ministers of “an act of vandalism”. At Prime Minister’s…
UK: Priti Patel clarifies defence of party’s immigration record
Priti Patel has put out a statement insisting she “was not happy” about the levels of immigration under the previous Conservative government, after earlier defending her party’s record. In the…
Russian: Four dead in strike on Kursk school-Ukraine says
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Moscow has bombed a boarding school in Ukrainian-occupied Russia where civilians were sheltering and preparing to evacuate. The Ukrainian army said four people were killed and…