Every household to get energy bill discounts of £400 this autumn
Thu, 26 May 2022 13:39:38 GMT
The poorest will also get a lump-sum of £650 to help with the cost of living, Rishi Sunak says.
Cost of living: What Rishi Sunak's help means for you
Thu, 26 May 2022 13:02:09 GMT
The chancellor says the new support will help with soaring bills, so how will you be impacted?
Texas shooting: Police accused of delay in storming Uvalde school
Thu, 26 May 2022 08:56:07 GMT
The gunman was inside the Texas school for between 40 minutes and an hour, officials say.
Sue Gray report: More Tory MPs join calls for PM to quit over Partygate
Thu, 26 May 2022 11:41:53 GMT
But ministers rally round Boris Johnson following Sue Gray's report on Covid rule breaking at No 10.
MP Claudia Webbe loses appeal against harassment conviction
Thu, 26 May 2022 14:12:46 GMT
Claudia Webbe, MP for Leicester East, was given a suspended prison sentence in November.
Billionaire’s stake in BT faces security probe
Thu, 26 May 2022 10:42:03 GMT
The UK government is using new powers to investigate Patrick Drahi's 18% holding in the telecoms giant.
Universal credit fraud costs taxpayers more than £5bn
Thu, 26 May 2022 11:39:42 GMT
About 13% of universal credit claims were fraudulent, compared with 3% for all benefits.
Migrant crossings: Afghans are largest national group fleeing to UK
Thu, 26 May 2022 13:37:44 GMT
Nearly one in four migrants arriving in small boats were fleeing the country seized by the Taliban.
Bernie Ecclestone: Former F1 boss arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying gun while boarding plane
Thu, 26 May 2022 13:35:19 GMT
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland.
Sasha Johnson: £20,000 reward offered over black rights campaigner shooting
Thu, 26 May 2022 06:55:37 GMT
A case against four men charged over the attack was dropped in February this year.
