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Surge in online fundraising campaigns to pay for soaring energy bills

Families are choosing between heating their homes and sinking into debt, charities warn

The Independent UK

Half a million vulnerable households miss out on help with energy bills

Exclusive: Labour says ministers have been told repeatedly that people with prepayment meters are not getting enough support

The Guardian - UK

'8.4 million households will be in fuel poverty from April'

Campaign group National Energy Action spiralling energy bills will leave one in three households in fuel poverty when the price cap goes up next next year

Wales Online

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Warning as most vulnerable households 'missing out on energy bill support'

Most households are having energy bill discounts applied automatically, but for those on traditional prepayment meters, the rules appear to be a little more complex - and it means struggling Brits are missing out

Daily Mirror

UK’s most vulnerable missing out on energy bill support due to confusing systems

Charity warns of ‘significant risk’ that those on old prepayment meters will be unable to redeem vouchers offering £400 discount

The Guardian - UK

Half a million homes could miss out on warm home discount this winter

Charities have warned that the "winter lifeline" benefit could be cut for more than 500,000 homes

Liverpool Echo

Charities fear for 500,000 households who will no longer get Warm Home Discount

Changes to the Government's Warm Home Discount scheme mean those claiming disability benefits are no longer able to claim a rebate this winter despite huge rises in energy bill costs

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Warning more than 500,000 households no longer eligible for £150 Warm Home Discount

Those receiving Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payments are no longer eligible to receive the discount

Manchester Evening News

Half a million households no longer eligible for 'winter lifeline' payment from the government

“The Government needs to provide more direct financial support now, not less, so disabled people don’t freeze and starve this winter.”

Wales Online

Struggling nan who can't afford heating says she'll buy Christmas gifts at Poundland

Willenhall's Marianne Kiely, 59, is worried about the rising cost of gas and electricity as she fears she will have barely any money left to treat her grandchildren at Christmas

Daily Mirror

High energy prices will harm children’s development, charities warn

Some 24% of parents are buying less food since the start of the year in order to afford essentials, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

EPA doubles money for electric school buses as demand soars

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will nearly double — to almost $1 billion — the money available for states to acquire electric school buses

The Independent UK

Warning as high energy prices likely to harm children's development

Charities have warned that the soaring cost of living will have negative affects on children this winter.

Daily Record

Scaling back Edinburgh's new £15m civic centre among options to address funding gap

Council officials are recommending taking out loans to cover the cash shortfall for the new MacMillan Hub.

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Work begins on new Edinburgh community hub with nursery, library, theatre and cafe

Project leaders of Muirhouse’s “long-time-coming community hub” offered a sneak peak of the construction site on Wednesday morning as they say “the end is now in sight.”

The Independent UK

‘Unprecedented numbers’ of pensioners could die this winter without more help for energy bills, charity warns

Age UK urges Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to commit to emergency support and pensions triple lock

Reason

Project Veritas Ex-COO Loses Libel Suit Against Massachusetts Teachers Union

From Landino v. Mass. Teachers Ass'n, decided today by Judge Denise Casper (D. Mass.), the undisputed facts: The MTA is a state affiliate of the National Education Association ("NEA"), a national labor union. Established in 2011, Project Veritas is a non-profit conservative media outlet that conducts "undercover reporting" concerning "subjects…

Liverpool Echo

Electricity theft reports highest since records began

The cost-of-living crisis may be driving more people to commit the crime, a fuel poverty charity said

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The Independent UK

Electricity theft at record levels amid cost-of-living crisis

Electricity theft is punishable by up to five years in prison.

The Guardian - UK

Food and fuel poverty has more than tripled in a year, says Citizens Advice

Huge rise in numbers forced to choose between eating and heating in UK, says charity

Nottingham Post

Government £400 energy rebate simplified to offer more guidance on how it works

They are set to apply a £400 rebate to all domestic energy bills

Daily Record

New £400 energy bill rebate simplified to help more people understand how the discount works

At-a-glance guide to the UK Government support for people paying energy bills by direct debit, card payment or prepay meter.

WEKU

Harris calls for renewing the assault weapons ban after Highland Park mass shooting

"Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

VP Kamala Harris back in Chicago Tuesday to address National Education Association convention

Harris was just in Illinois on June 24 for events in Plainfield and Chicago.

ABC News

Singapore is facing a dengue fever 'emergency' and peak season has only just begun

Last week, dengue fever cases in Singapore increased by more than 200 per cent compared to the same time last year and the health ministry expects infections to reach a "historical peak". So what's fuelling the outbreak and how worried should people be?

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