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Energy bills rose again in January, as the new polling prompted fresh calls for a social tariff to help consumers. Energy bills to soar again – why 90% of households are bracing for the worst The vast majority of people are just as worried about paying their energy bills as they were last winter, despite a fall in prices. New polling found 88% of people are as concerned or even more so than last year, amid mounting calls for a social tariff for consumers. The average energy bill for households across England, Scotland and Wales increased by 1.2% in January…

Emily Damari among first three hostages freed by Hamas as ceasefire deal takes effect, with 90 Palestinian held in Israeli jails also freed ‘I’ve returned to my beloved life,’ freed British-Israeli hostage says after release from Gaza  British-Israeli national Emily Damari – among the first three hostages freed from Gaza by Hamas as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel – says she has “returned to my beloved life” in the moving first comments she has made since her release. Ms Damari, 28, was freed from 15 months in captivity on Sunday as the truce deal came into effect, with…

The digital licences would be available via government app Digital driving licences you can access on your phone set to be rolled out this year Ministers are set to unveil plans for digital driving licences next week, according to reports. The licences will be available through a new government app, potentially by the end of this year, according to The Times. Officials have emphasised that a digital licence would not be mandatory. The digital wallet that will contain the licence would be accessed through a government app which will have security measures similar to banking apps, according to reports. Digital…

What to do if you have information on missing Aberdeen sisters Missing Aberdeen sisters latest: Police reveal eerie final text sent to landlady at same time as last sighting A major police update has revealed a final eerie text was sent from the phone of one of the missing Aberdeen sisters at the same time as the last sighting of the pair. The pair’s landlady received the message from Henrietta Huszti’s phone, which indicated they would not be returning to their flat, at 2:12am on 7 January from the area of Victoria Bridge. The phone was then disconnected from the…

Gerardo Cuerva, president of Cepyme, describes the Minimum Interprofessional Wage as “interventionism” on the part of the State and points out that the Government does it for “political wills.” This is how Cuerva spoke this Monday prior to a new meeting on the SMI: “Salary increases of more than 80% in eight years due to political will are not necessary at the moment we are in. We do not know the memory of these data and so It is difficult to support the why and the consequences. The SMI is an intervention by the Government, which has power, but I…

The release of three Israeli hostages in Gaza dominates the UK news today. Israeli-British citizen Emily Damari was among those released. She lost two fingers during her 15-month ordeal. The ceasefire will also see much-needed humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as well as the return of 90 Palestinian prisoners (mostly women and teenage boys).

The weekend’s Premier League action leads the social media trending stories for the UK as Manchester United and Spurs lose again and discussions of what keeps going wrong has begun amongst pundits and fans.

Emily Damari is among the three hostages released – in a prisoner swap as part of the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire.

Premier League fixtures today 20 January 2025 Premier League fixtureKick-offWhere to watch Premier League football?Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers20:00 Sky Sports

Everton 3 Spurs 2: Don’t look now The back page of the Mirror reports on Tottenham’s latest loss – with boss Ange saying everything is fine despite Spurs being outplayed by Everton. Erling Haaland’s back to his scoring ways, and Manchester United lost again with boss Amorim saying he has the worst United team in the club’s 147-year history.

Worst Man Utd in history The back page of The Sun reports on Manchester United’s latest Premier League loss with Man Utd boss Amorim saying his team are the worst in the club’s history. Spurs also suffered another loss yesterday as boss Ange has vowed to fight on.