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Ofgem has announced all UK household energy suppliers have agreed to a ban on forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of people over the age of 85, Ofgem said suppliers have signed up to a new code of practice which will also see them give customers more chances to clear debts. PPMs have been in the spotlight after some energy suppliers, including British Gas, were caught breaking into the […]

Manchester City have submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000 while adding a hotel, museum and other facilities. The plans will add around 7,000 new seats to the stadium by expanding the north stand with a larger, single upper tier, following a different design to the expansion of the south stand which opened in 2015. Last week, the Etihad was included […]

Michelle Yeoh has said she is looking for new challenges, including as a producer, as she credited perseverance, hard work and passion for her historic Oscar win last month. The 60-year-old became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a laundromat owner in Everything Everywhere All At Once. The movie won a total of seven awards, including best picture. Returning to her native Malaysia […]

A court in Moscow has convicted a top Kremlin opponent on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr, a prominent opposition activist who twice survived poisonings he blamed on the Kremlin, has been behind bars since his arrest a year ago. He has rejected the charges against him as political and likened the judicial proceedings against him to […]

Nikita Kuzmin has revealed that Graham Norton is his dream Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partner. The 25-year-old Ukrainian dancer has been a Strictly professional since 2021. Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Monday, Kuzmin was asked by presenter Sally Nugent about his ideal Strictly partner, to which he replied: “Well, I just recently said that I would really wish to have Graham Norton. “Just because I think it would be really […]

Millions are eligible for the spring Covid-19 booster from today as hundreds of thousands of vaccination appointments are made available to book through the NHS. Around five million people in total are eligible for a booster until the end of June, with the first vaccinations taking place from Monday across 3,000 sites in England. Eligible people include those aged 75 and over, and anyone aged five and over who has […]

The RCN boss Pat Cullen is calling on the government to improve it's pay offer Nurses could strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the Government, a union leader has warned. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leader Pat Cullen called for the Government to improve its pay offer to avoid further strikes but assured patients that nurses will come off picket lines to deal with emergencies. The […]

The Norwegian netted two goals, as Man City beat Leicester 3-1 Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City increased the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 3-1 win over Leicester. The prolific Norwegian’s double saw him level with the competition’s record of 32 goals for a 38-game season. Haaland’s brace came after a superb early strike from John Stones and all but wrapped up a victory for City […]

The death toll has risen to 56, with almost 600 people wounded Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force have battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. A doctors’ syndicate said on Sunday that the death toll had risen to 56, with at least 595 people wounded. The clashes capped months […]