To offer targeted help through the welfare system will leave out middle-income households, who are also hit “really hard” by soaring energy bills, the UK’s finance minister said on Friday. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi said he’s working “flat out” to come up with options for the next prime minister, who is due to…
Nadal ‘Super Excited’ for Federer Return at Laver Cup
Roger Federer has not played competitive tennis in more than a year and, like his legion of fans, Rafa Nadal also cannot wait for the Swiss great to return to action next month. Federer has not featured since Wimbledon last year after he had another operation on his knee, which has bothered the 41-year-old in…
Alleged New IRA Members Accused of Terrorist Offences After Covert MI5 Recordings
Two men accused of being members of the New IRA terrorist group have been remanded in custody by a court in Northern Ireland. The pair were among four men arrested in west Belfast earlier this week as part of an investigation by MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which dates back to 2020….
Electric Vehicle Owners to Be Hit Hard by Soaring Energy Prices: Report
Electric vehicle (EV) owners will be badly hit by a steep rise in energy prices, UK motoring group RAC has warned. Ofgem, the UK’s energy regulator, announced on Aug. 26 that the energy price cap for around 24 million households in England, Scotland, and Wales will rise by 80.06 percent on Oct. 1, sending the…
2nd Man Arrested After Shooting of 9-Year-Old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool
Merseyside Police on Friday arrested a second man on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The 9-year-old girl was fatally shot on Monday after a shooter chased convicted drug dealer and burglar, 35-year-old Joseph Nee, into her home in Liverpool. The schoolgirl’s mother Cheryl Korbel was shot in the wrist, and Nee, the intended target, was shot in…
Energy Prices for British Households Will Rise by 80 Percent by October: Regulator
August 27, 2022
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British households will face an 80 percent rise in energy prices by October, the UK energy regulator Ofgem has warned. Ofgem announced on Aug. 26 that the energy price cap for around 24 million households in England, Scotland, and Wales will rise by 80.06 percent on Oct. 1, sending the average household’s yearly bill from…
2 Young Brothers Who Drowned in Germany Were UK Tourists
BERLIN—Two young brothers who drowned in a lake in western Germany were British tourists, authorities said Friday. The boys, aged 7 and 9, were reported missing by their parents at a designated swimming area on Eiserbach Lake south of Aachen, near the border with Belgium. Rescuers were able to retrieve the children from the water…
As Royal Mail Workers Strike, Czech Billionaire Shareholder Faces National Security Probe
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told the Royal Mail if Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky increases his shareholdings in the company above 25 percent he will face a national security investigation. It comes as 115,000 postal workers went out on strike on Friday after the Royal Mail offered a 2 percent pay rise, which the Communication Workers Union…
Detectives Investigating Murder of 9-Year-Old Girl in Liverpool Make Arrest
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was killed when a shooter chased a convicted drug dealer and burglar into her home in Liverpool. Merseyside Police said a 36-year-old man, from the Huyton district of the city, had been arrested by armed officers on Thursday night on…
UK’s COVID-19 Response Was ‘Too Draconian’: PM Hopeful Truss
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was “too draconian” and that she would “never impose a lockdown” if she becomes prime minister. Truss, the frontrunner in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, said she questioned the lockdown measures though she was…
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