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Some 60% of those who could not afford a household bill defaulted on more than one payment in the month to June 9.

Water regulator Ofwat also stressed that the supplier’s customers do not ‘pay a penny more’ due to the poor performance and debt.

Motorists are currently forced to use multiple smartphone apps or membership cards to access different charging networks.

The Royal Mail said the 10 stamps celebrate the wildlife of the UK’s waterways.

The payments have helped alleviate significant deprivation but their effectiveness in poverty reduction has been limited, the IFS argued.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK could not ‘sit-by and watch’ as money from the firms helped fund the Sudan conflict.

The NASUWT teaching union plans to stage continuous action short of strike action starting in September.

Dame Ann said she ‘strongly’ disputed the allegations when they emerged earlier this year.

Eight of the 21 airports analysed have raised or introduced charges for dropping off passengers since August 2022, an RAC investigation found.

The impact of increased mortgage rates is ‘clearly visible’ in housing market metrics, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

Director-general Tim Davie said the BBC is dealing with a ‘complex and difficult situation’ after the ‘serious allegations’.

The Prime Minister met his counterpart privately to discuss plans to provide Kyiv with long-term security guarantees.

The former prime minister’s staunch ally claims to have uncovered a ‘fault line’ within the Conservative Party.

Michael Homer completed the challenge on July 10.

Decisions are expected within days on the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies.

Mr Hungerford launched Elizabeth’s Smile earlier this year to provide help and resources to children bereaved as a result of incurable disease.

Nearly one million households tied to a fixed-rate mortgage will have seen their monthly repayments soar by about £500 by the end of 2026.

RMT union members on Arriva Rail London backed industrial action by 82% in a ballot.

The creatures were released in Northumberland’s Wallington Estate.

The fire at a Baldock industrial estate was declared a major incident on Tuesday.