August 2024

Political news: Rising prices will be ‘deeply worrying’ for families, says minister, as he defends conversion of winter fuel payment

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Ofgem’s announcement that its energy value cap would increase by up to 10% was “concerning” for many people. The energy value cap will rise to £1,717 per year on average from October, the regulator announced.

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Latest war in Ukraine: Zelensky calls Putin a ‘sick old man’ in video message; Russia and Ukraine exchange 115 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 115 prisoners of war, some of whom were captured during Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk in recent weeks. In a message to Ukrainians on Independence Day, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian president would not dictate his “red lines” to Kyiv.

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