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Rishi Sunak has been warned not to allow the Tory right to use the cost-of-living crisis as cover for rolling back the UK’s climate change ambitions. The Chancellor is coming under intense pressure from Conservative MPs to scrap or suspend green levies on energy bills to cushion the impact on customers of price rises expected to reach £600-£700Continue reading “Help on energy bills must not come at cost of climate action, Sunak warned”

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will seek an extra 4 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) from property developers to fund repairs to dangerous apartment blocks, in the wake of a fire that killed more than 70 people in 2017, the BBC reported. The deadly blaze at Grenfell Tower, a 23-storey social housing block in west London,Continue reading “UK to seek extra 4 billion pounds from builders over flammable cladding – BBC”

Sam Blewett, PA Deputy Political EditorSat, 8 January 2022, 10:39 am Ministers have been urged to go further in helping flat owners remove dangerous cladding after plans emerged to pressure developers to cover works costing up to £4 billion. In an apparent climbdown, Housing Secretary Michael Gove is expected to announce that leaseholders in buildingsContinue reading “Ministers urged to go further to help leaseholders with cladding costs”

Nina Lloyd, PASat, 8 January 2022, 11:11 am Chanel 5’s head of programming has rejected calls from ministers for more “distinctively British” TV shows, arguing the channel’s schedule is “not Government-led” and embraces a wide range of viewers. Ben Frow questioned plans to make it a legal requirement for public broadcasters to preserve programmes thatContinue reading “Channel 5 boss dismisses Government calls for more ‘distinctively British’ TV”

Ellie SpinaTue, 4 January 2022, 4:33 pm Britney Spears is living her best life. The 40-year-old kicked off 2022 by sharing a set of candid photos for her more than 38 million Instagram followers. In the photos, the “Toxic” singer is seen smiling on an electric motorcycle, wearing a pair of leggy, pink shorts and aContinue reading “‘Finally living her best life’: Fans praise a ‘happy’ and ‘free’ Britney Spears in new photos”

Kevin E G PerryTue, 4 January 2022, 9:16 pm Jason Alexander, the ex-husband of pop icon Britney Spears, has been arrested for allegedly violating a restraining order. According to reports in Us Weekly, the 40-year-old is being held at Williamson County Jail in Franklin, Tennessee. He was charged with a violation of an order of protection asContinue reading “Jason Alexander: Britney Spears’ ex-husband arrested for allegedly violating restraining order”

Julia Hunt·ContributorThu, 6 January 2022, 12:56 pm Britney Spears has revealed she enjoyed her first glass of red wine in 13 years following the end of her conservatorship. The pop princess’s conservatorship was finally wrapped up in late 2021, 13 years after it was set up and amid a huge fan campaign to “#freebritney”. In recent weeks, the USContinue reading “Britney Spears enjoys first glass of red wine in 13 years after conservatorship ends”

A woman is furious that her brother won’t disinvite her ex from his wedding.  She shared what happened on Reddit’s “Am I the A******? (AITA)” forum. The woman recently discovered her husband was cheating on her with a friend. She also learned that all of her friends were helping her husband cover up the infidelity. After filing for divorce,Continue reading “Woman dumbfounded by seating arrangement at her brother’s wedding ceremony: ‘I looked at him in disbelief’”

Katie Archer·TV ReporterThu, 6 January 2022, 4:10 pm Dancing On Ice is set to make a return a year on from the most disastrous series in its history. The 2022 series will begin on ITV on Sunday, 16 January, following last year’s chaotic run which was plagued by illness, injury and scandal. Read more: The most searchedContinue reading “‘Dancing on Ice’ returning after most chaotic series in show’s history”

Rachael HealyThu, 6 January 2022, 2:00 pm When Shaparak Khorsandi’s teenage son recently discovered 90s music – the Shamen’s Ebeneezer Good, Pulp and more – he had questions for her. What did Jarvis Cocker mean when he sang “I seem to have left an important part of my brain somewhere, somewhere in a field inContinue reading “‘We weren’t allowed feminism – we had the Spice Girls’: the two comics unpicking ladette culture”