Nadhim Zahawi tells Brits to cut down their energy use to ease soaring bills August 26, 2022 Brits should consider cutting back their energy consumption, suggested Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi following the latest price cap hike.
Energy crisis: Households set for £3,549 price cap this winter August 26, 2022 The energy price cap will rise 80 per cent to £3,549 per year from October, plunging millions of British households into fuel poverty this winter.
Zahawi: Energy price cap rise will cause ‘stress and anxiety’ August 26, 2022 Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has acknowledged today’s 80 per cent price cap rise will cause “stress and anxiety” as campaigners urge the government to take action. In a move that will concern millions of Brits, this morning it was announced by Ofgem the energy price cap will rise to £3,549 per year from October. The rise [...]
A global food crisis could spell a bigger catastrophe than Vladimir Putin’s war August 26, 2022 You always knew you had reached an intellectual dead end when foreign policy grandees sat around a table and recommended sanctions as an all-purpose answer to any problem. While such an initiative almost never practically worked in terms of changing the policy of the offending country, it made political sense in a Washington sort of [...]
EDF adds to calls for deficit fund to prevent millions falling into fuel poverty August 25, 2022 EDF has called for a historic Government intervention to avoid tens of millions of Brits plunging into fuel poverty this winter.
UK pledges to share expertise and help Ukraine rebuild transport network August 25, 2022 The UK Government has pledged to help Ukraine rebuild its war-damaged transport network, sharing private sector expertise. The news comes a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an impromptu visit to Kyiv. The agreement was signed by transport secretary Grant Shapps and its Ukrainian counterpart Oleksandr Kubrakov today, a day after the country’s Independence [...]
Deezer loses 300k subscribers after rocky market debut August 25, 2022 Deezer said it lost 300,000 subscribers in the first half of the year just as the firm begins to recover from its IPO slump.
Boris Johnson: We’re paying higher energy bills due to Putin, Ukraine is paying in blood August 25, 2022 As Brits face soaring energy bills in part due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson said they should take on the burden because “the people of Ukraine are paying in their blood”. The soon-to-be former prime minister made his remarks during a surprise visit to Kyiv as Ukraine marked its 31st [...]
Ukraine war: Russia kills 22 in missile strikes on rail station August 25, 2022 At least 22 people are said to have been killed during two missile strikes on a Ukrainian rail station, as Kyiv marked its 31st annual day of independence from Moscow. The attack on Chaplyne, 90 miles west of Russian-occupied Donetsk, was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a video address to the United Nations yesterday. [...]
Energy bosses rally around calls for crisis fund to support households August 25, 2022 Energy bosses are rallying around Scottish Power's call for a “tariff deficit fund” to ease the pain facing millions of Brits this winter.