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London narrowly avoided blackout during heatwave
The UK was forced to pay Belgium 5,000 per cent higher than the typical price for electricity to prevent a power blackout in south-east London.
Dorries slams Sunak’s posh clothes – but ends up shining light on her shimmering ears
Nadine Dorries pointed to reports that Rishi Sunak has been pictured wearing a £3,500 suit and £490 Prada shoes.
Water firm accused of treating rivers in national park ‘like open sewer’
In 2021 raw sewage was discharged into the catchments of two rivers on more than 250 occasions, totalling just under 1,900 hours.
NHS understaffing ‘serious risk to patient safety’ as number of workers needed revealed
“On pay, the committee was very clear saying it is unacceptable that some NHS nurses are struggling to feed their families, pay their rent, and travel to work."
TUC demands public ownership of energy companies – but Labour aren’t too keen
Rachel Reeves said commitments by Labour to nationalise rail, energy or water were part of a manifesto in 2019 that “secured our worst results since 1935” and had been “scrapped”.
Watch: Boris Johnson’s Action Man cosplay has left people flexing their muscles online
"Jesus Christ. I saw this over the weekend and thought it was a deepfake video. Turns out it is real," wrote one person.
Low-paid workers ‘unlikely to report abuses out of fear and insecurity’ as more over-50s returning to work amid cost-of-living crisis
"Job insecurity, a poisonous workplace culture and low expectations leave workers trapped in poor-quality jobs and vulnerable to exploitation."
US climate envoy John Kerry’s stark warning to UK’s next prime minister
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are battling it out to become the next Conservative leader and have both been warned by Kerry.
Bad news on the cards for disabled drivers due to ‘outrageous’ Brexit hangover
“To keep blue badge users in limbo is simply unacceptable. Blue badges are issued because of specific health reasons, and to not have their status confirmed two years down the line is simply outrageous."