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Foreign secretary David Lammy has announced the UK will halt some arms sales to Israel. Making a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Lammy said around 30 of roughly 350 exports to Israel would be suspended. The exports include equipment intended for use in the war in Gaza, such as components for military jets,…
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Parents may struggle with the cost of school uniforms this year, figures suggest. Half of UK parents say school uniforms and supplies are either very or too expensive, a Loqbox survey found. Another survey conducted by Moneyboat found parents spend on average £122 on school uniform, rising to £150 in London. Parenting coach Isobel Mary Champion…
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The energy price cap limits what utility companies can charge customers for a daily standing charge and each kilowatt-hour of gas and electricity they use. Regulator Ofgem releases the cap quarterly and estimates how much the average household would typically pay over a year at the new unit price. This figure, £1,717, assumes a household…
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Another quarter, another energy price fluctuation to contend with – another change to make to your household budget. But there are fixed deals available cheaper than the new price cap, according to Uswitch. The average household can save £125 against October’s price cap with the cheapest 12-month fixed tariff, said Richard Neudegg, director of regulation at…
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Stockbroker AJ Bell says a price rise at the start of colder months is the “exact scenario” British households hoped was behind them – particularly pensioners. Combined with the effects of two years of high inflation, residents are set to spend another winter watching “thermostats like a hawk”, said head of financial analysis Danni Hewson.…
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has described Ofgem’s price cap increase as “worrying” for many people. The energy price cap will rise to an average annual £1,717 from October, the industry regulator has said – a 9.5% rise which Ofgem said was largely due to higher wholesale gas prices. “This will be deeply worrying news for…
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Nutella ice cream is making its UK debut. The Ferrero Group is first selling the flavour in Morrisons, with a wider rollout planned for later this year. You can expect £1.8m-worth of marketing on TV, social media and other avenues to support the launch. Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is unaffordable due to an unexpected increase in…
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One of London’s most lauded Michelin star restaurants is turning the clock back on its prices by 30 years next month. The nose-to-tail cooking specialists at St John, in Smithfield, will charge diners what they would have paid when the eatery first opened its doors in 1994. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, St John will offer…
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Mike Lynch was one of the “most inspirational citizens” of Suffolk, says the Countess of Euston. Clare, Countess of Euston, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, says Mr Lynch was “quite simply a genius” who was “exemplary” in his position as a deputy lieutenant of Suffolk. She said: “I join with so many others in mourning the…
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Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman says there has been “no change” in the UK’s position on Ukraine using Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia’s borders. Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to use the missiles to attack targets deep inside Russia that could speed up the end of the war. But Britain, along with other Western governments, have so far…
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There are fears that the £2-cap on single bus fares could be scrapped after the government declined to say whether the policy would continue past December. Bus companies said it was vital the cost of using their services is kept low for young people to “enhance their access to education and jobs”. Alison Edwards, director…
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What do we know? This morning, Italian media reported that a superyacht carrying mostly Britons was caught in a tornado and sank off the coast of Palermo. Here is what we know now… One person is dead and six are missing after the yacht sank. A one-year-old child is among 15 people who were rescued…
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Rescue teams have called off a search for a missing 23-year-old man who fell overboard from a vessel in the North Sea. The alarm was raised at about 8.15am on Thursday about 35 nautical miles northeast of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. HM Coastguard mobilised a helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft to the scene. Nearby vessels, an oil and gas industry…
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John Lewis is looking to cut 153 jobs as part of a staff shake-up across its stores. The high street giant claims the proposals are designed to improve customer service, ensuring workers are “in the right place, doing the right tasks at the right time”. It is hoping the job cuts will be through voluntary…
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Legal proceedings were launched in December 2023 against X handling of illegal contents and disinformation on its platform. The response of X to the incidents in Britain could be taken into account during the European Commission investigation against X, a spokesperson for the executive told Euronews today (8 August). The Commission proceedings launched against X…
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Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden’s first phone conversation has been shared on the world leaders’ respective Instagram accounts. The US president shared his congratulations for the newly appointed prime minister, adding “what a hell of a victory”. You can listen to their conversation by clicking the embedded video below…
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