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Heat pumps could become cheaper to run than gas boilers under energy shake-up

Proposed reforms to household energy bills could narrow the price gap between electricity and gas, potentially making efficient heat pumps cheaper to run than gas boilers

The Independent UK

What will Andy Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity bills mean for you?

New prime minister is implementing immediate tax cut to help ease cost of living pressures for British households

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills

Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilers

The Guardian - UK

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How can we better support families to make healthier food choices?

The food industry, government and wider society can build a healthier future for children and their families – but the issues are complex, as a recent panel of experts found

The Guardian - UK

‘Retailers can make healthy options more visible’: why food marketing matters for the nation’s health

With almost two-thirds of adults in the UK living with excess weight, brands, supermarkets and policymakers need to pull together to promote healthy eating

The Guardian - UK

Home batteries: a ‘gamechanger’ for cutting energy bills?

As fuel prices soar, millions of Britons could reduce their electricity costs by installing home storage

The Guardian - UK

UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts say

Exclusive: Report suggests only 1% of annual spend on food and drink adverts will be affected after industry lobbying

The Guardian - UK

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What are the innovations in technology that will change everyday life in 2026?

From potholes to advertising on home appliances, there are signs of how technology could change people’s lives this year

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves’s 5% VAT cut on electricity bills will backfire, experts say

Critics believe cut would mostly benefit better-off people with larger homes and increase carbon emissions

The Guardian - UK

Engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their homes

Experts said heat pumps were more efficient than gas boilers

The Independent UK

Heating engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their own homes

The ‘start at home’ initiative aims to boost roll out of the clean technology that will be key to phasing out fossil fuel home heating.

Evening Standard

Weight-loss jabs are not enough to tackle the obesity crisis, experts warn

THE UK’S OBESITY CHALLENGE : Weight-loss drug Mounjaro will be rolled out to a quarter of a million NHS patients. But leading experts tell Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian that weight-loss jabs alone will not be enough to solve the obesity crisis

The Independent UK

True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer

SPECIAL REPORT: The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report

The Independent UK

Weight-loss drugs are a quick fix with long-term results

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For those able to take them, weight-loss drugs can offer startling results in improved quality of life, and in relieving the pressure on the NHS and the British economy

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A Court Of Thorns And Roses Book 6 Is Finally Coming, According To Sarah J. Maas’ IG

The BookTok girlies are eating good this year.

Evening Standard

Half of Britons oppose fining supermarkets failing healthy food targets

Supermarkets could be fined if they do not sell healthier food, under a new Government plan announced last week to tackle obesity.

The Guardian - UK

UK’s obesity and overweight epidemic costs £126bn a year, study suggests

Exclusive: Experts say higher figure than past estimates should be wake-up call for ministers to tackle obesity

Evening Standard

Supermarkets could be fined if they fail to hit new healthy eating targets

The ‘Healthy Food Standard’ will apply to major retailers in England as part of a new government plan to tackle obesity.

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The Independent UK

Supermarkets could face fines for failing healthy eating targets in obesity crackdown

Labour health secretary issues warning over future of health service ‘unless we curb the rising tide of cost and demand’ caused by obesity epidemic

The Guardian - UK

BMI of 1 million minority ethnic adults in England wrongly classified

Analysis finds government data for Black and Asian adults in England is in error due to outdated guidance

Evening Standard

Government removes red tape and provides funding to boost heat pumps

Moves part of warm homes plan which aims to provide upgrades to 300,000 homes next year.

The Guardian - UK

UK’s drive to install heat pumps stymied by ‘lack of demand and skill shortage’

Almost a third of installers surveyed say finding skilled fitters is a barrier for customers, while 40% note lack of interest

The Guardian - UK

Some takeaway meals contain more calories than daily limit, GB study finds

Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets accused of fuelling the obesity crisis

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt gets £12billion more 'headroom' so could slash another 2p off National Insurance, says IFS

But the leading economists warn against the move as public services desperately need more funding

The Guardian - UK

UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers

VisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about low-carbon system

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