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Brilliant Eddie Mair demands answers from Iain Duncan Smith on cost-of-living crisis
He said dealing with the cost of living crisis only after a new PM is voted in is "really not good enough".
Madeley absolutely beasts Cleverly in rare moment of TV brilliance
"If you're not answering the question, you will be interrupted and I'm sorry if that's too hard for you but that's how it works."
Campaign launched to keep the lights on at Britain’s biggest food bank
"For some people, all they have is the food banks. If we all go, what the hell is going to be there to pick up the pieces?"
Water firms sold off reservoirs that could have helped ease drought
Andrew Sells said the sell-off, with no replacements, was evidence of water companies putting profits before water resilience.
Government considering ’70s-style blackouts in January
The 2017 Labour manifesto pledged to renationalise the energy industry and was dubbed a 'return to the '70's' by the right-wing press.
Thames Water to announce hosepipe ban imminently
The company, which supplies water to 15 million customers across London and the Thames Valley, says a ban is imminent.
‘Ofgem to blame’ as energy bills set to hit £4,200 in January
“The cost-of-living crisis was already top of the news agenda as more and more people face fuel poverty – this will only compound the concerns."
People react to video clip entitled ‘come with me to Brixton’
"Grew up in Brixton. Went to the market near enough every weekend with my dad. It’s changed so much in the last 10 years and it’s culture is slowly disappearing," one person said.
Health staff praised as NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200
“Reaching this milestone is testament to the hard work of NHS staff across the country," Sir James Mackey said.