The Guardian – Truss banks on energy bill freeze in bid to unite party
The Guardian leads on energy bills, saying Liz Truss is “expected to announce to MPs that bills will be frozen at about £2,500 a year until 2024 as part of a package of support costing up to £130bn”.
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Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’
Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ Which? claims firm engaged in anti-competitive practices that led to 40 million people ‘being overcharged’ Apple is facing a near-£3bn lawsuit over claims it breached competition law by effectively locking millions of UK consumers into its cloud storage service at “rip-off” prices. The legal claim is being brought by Which?. The consumer group claimed that about 40 million Apple customers in the UK could be entitled
John Lewis Christmas advert this year tells tale of two sisters
John Lewis Christmas advert this year tells tale of two sisters This year’s ad is actually about going shopping and features Oxford Street store plus song by Richard Ashcroft Over the years its Christmas adverts have featured a menagerie of lovable creatures but this year John Lewis is tugging on heartstrings with a Narnia-inspired tale of two sisters that for the first time gives its struggling department stores a starring role. After last year’s lighthearted
‘Highly likely’ John Smyth continued to abuse young men in South Africa
‘Highly likely’ John Smyth continued to abuse young men in South Africa Smyth moved to South Africa after he was barred from re-entering Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer camps The evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth abused as many 130 boys and young men in the UK, Zimbabwe and possibly other African countries but an independent review has said there remains little concrete information on his time in South Africa. The review into the
Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses
Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses Health secretary says controversial scheme for trusts in England is necessary to raise standards Wes Streeting plans to publish a football-style league table of the best- and worst-performing hospitals in England, prompting fury from NHS bosses and staff at the prospect of struggling trusts being “named and shamed”. The health secretary will announce the controversial move on Wednesday to an audience of health service leaders
We can hit UK’s big carbon cut without disruption to people’s lives, says Starmer – UK politics live
Rewrite the title We can hit UK’s big carbon cut without disruption to people’s lives, says Starmer – UK politics live PM confirms target of 81% emissions cut at Cop climate summit but says ‘I’m not going to tell people how to live their lives’ Leadbeater introduces the next speaker, Nat Dye, who has terminal cancer. She says she thinks his views are the most important for people to hear at this press conference. He
UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to lead on green investment, Starmer says
UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to lead on green investment, Starmer says PM says Britain can ‘win the race’ as Trump’s election casts doubt on global efforts to tackle climate change. Britain has a “huge opportunity” to get ahead of other countries in the race for green investment after the election of Donald Trump as US president, Keir Starmer has said, as he arrives in Azerbaijan for the Cop29 summit. Trump’s election victory last week has
