Daisy isn’t quite sure if Justin has got the message to stay away.
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Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs amid threat to ‘name and shame’ worst offenders The business secretary has urged energy suppliers to stop forcibly switching households struggling with energy bills to prepayment meters, after calls for government action amid a surge in cases. Grant Shapps has written to companies saying he wants them to voluntarily end the practice of moving households on to more expensive prepaid energy tariffs against their will and promising to “name and shame” the worst offenders. Continue reading… Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs…
The first time I heard a piano, I didn’t know what it was, but I was so drawn to the sound.
Foreign secretary also says he has no idea whether BBC chair helped Boris Johnson arrange guarantee on loan James Cleverly has said he does not know whether Nadhim Zahawi was investigated over his taxes when chancellor, or when Rishi Sunak knew about the issue, as the government attempted to defend the embattled Tory party chair. In an interview with Sky News, Cleverly, the foreign secretary, also said he had no idea whether Richard Sharp, the BBC chair, helped Boris Johnson arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000, weeks before the then PM recommended Sharp for the BBC…
Lambert’s clearing things up.
‘The only way to do it’.
She lit up the stage!
Max, 38, goes to court over chronic sarcoidosis that damp conditions in his flat put him at “extra risk of lung complications”, according to doctors A tenant with an incurable lung condition he says was caused by mould in his flat has called for greater punishments for councils and landlords that fail to act on “inhumane” living conditions. In 2021, Max, 38, was diagnosed with sarcoidosis – an autoimmune condition triggered by exposure to certain irritants such as chemicals or fungus – four years after he had moved into a flat riddled with leaks, damp and black mould that was…
Party to switch focus from economy after polling shows voters in southern Conservative seats put health service as No 1 issue A “blue wall” offensive focusing on the NHS is being plotted by the Liberal Democrats this weekend, amid mounting evidence that the Conservative brand has been significantly damaged among crucial voters in traditional Tory seats. Lib Dem campaigners charged with securing a breakthrough in seats in the south-east are gathering in a Staffordshire hotel this weekend, as all the parties begin to sketch out their early general election planning. The group will be told that the usual tactic of…
Paul Nowak says prime minister faces general condemnation if he does not prioritise resolving public sector disputes Rishi Sunak will provoke a public uproar should he prioritise pre-election tax cuts over better pay for nurses, ambulance workers and teachers, Britain’s most senior union figure has warned. With the prime minister already under pressure from Tory MPs to sanction tax cuts in the spring budget, Paul Nowak, the general secretary of the TUC, warned that the public would condemn any such move while a series of public sector pay disputes remained unresolved. Continue reading… Paul Nowak says prime minister faces general…
Do the clues point to Katherine?
She got her first tattoo at 39 and took her 14-year-old kid along for the session.
Electric car battery firm planned to build large facility in Northumberland with government funds if it found investors Ministers were using the electric car battery maker Britishvolt as a prime example of the government’s record for “securing business investment in the UK” just months before the scheme collapsed without any public investment. The company, once heralded as Britain’s potential champion for battery making, fell into administration last week after the failure of last-ditch talks to find emergency funding to keep it afloat. Its demise has been criticised as showing the government’s lack of industrial strategy, the shortcomings of “levelling up”…
Chancellor, as chair of select committee, signed off report saying it was ‘unacceptable’ that nurses were struggling to feed families Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, led calls just six months ago for a big pay rise for nurses to reflect the cost of living crisis, describing it as “unacceptable” that they were struggling to buy enough food for their families, pay their housing costs and get to work. The statements, made last July in a report by the health and social care select committee, which Hunt chaired at the time, and signed off on, places the chancellor under…
With survivors waiting up to 18 months for support and therapy, and caseloads increasing, staff close lists Rape crisis centres that provide support and counselling to victims are being forced to shut their waiting lists across the country because a lack of funding means they can no longer meet the demand. Staff at centres from Scotland to Somerset have described waiting lists as long as 18 months for access to counselling, therapy and advocacy services, with some deciding to close lists altogether. Continue reading… With survivors waiting up to 18 months for support and therapy, and caseloads increasing, staff close…
John Bird calls on government to curb surge in homelessness by preventing eviction of tenants who cannot pay their rent The Big Issue narrowly avoided going bust during the pandemic, its founder has said, as sales continue to be hit by the cost of living crisis. For the first time in the magazine’s over 30-year history, Covid meant that people who are homeless or long-term unemployed were not able to sell it on the streets, and its leadership had to rapidly rethink the model of the social business. Continue reading… John Bird calls on government to curb surge in homelessness…
As schools struggle to find staff for key roles, heads tell families to demand action from their MPs and to back strikers Parents are being called on to help teachers in their fight for a pay rise as unions try to win the public relations battle against the government over next month’s strikes. With thousands of schools across England and Wales set to close in February after teachers voted to strike, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) union has told the Observer that it is working with Parentkind, the umbrella group for parent-teacher associations in schools, and with…
‘I cannot be happy with it.’
A reader insists that he was right to be worried about 343’s stewardship of Halo and advises using the makers of Doom to refresh the series.
A reader discusses how playing as Princess Peach and using WWE’s create-a-wrestler mode helped them come to terms with their own identity.
Move follows bishops’ refusal to back gay marriage while blessings to be on voluntary basis for clergy Sandi Toksvig has said she will be meeting the archbishop of Canterbury for coffee, after bishops this week refused to back gay marriage but said civil partnerships could be blessed in church. “Quick update – I will be meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury for a long promised coffee next week,” the broadcaster and author, who is gay, tweeted on Saturday. Continue reading… Move follows bishops’ refusal to back gay marriage while blessings to be on voluntary basis for clergySandi Toksvig has said she…
Eubank Jr’s rivals did not hold back…
This is what the stars have in store for you today.
They announced their separation last year.
