UK ‘energy crisis hotspots’ identify areas at greatest risk from rising bills | Energy bills

UK ‘energy crisis hotspots’ identify areas at greatest risk from rising bills | Energy bills

Residents in Birmingham, Bradford and Cornwall will be hit hardest by spiralling energy prices as the crisis threatens to deepen this week, a study has shown. The areas contain the largest number... Read more »
Schools at risk of closure as families flee the cities and birth rates fall | News

Schools at risk of closure as families flee the cities and birth rates fall | News

It is a tale of two schools. In north London, Clerkenwell Parochial School — a 300-year-old primary where Charles Dickens once read his work to children for a penny — was forced... Read more »
Risk of wildfires across UK’s parched landscapes ‘remains significant’, forecasters warn | UK News

Risk of wildfires across UK’s parched landscapes ‘remains significant’, forecasters warn | UK News

The risk of wildfires catching hold across Britain’s parched landscapes is still “significant”, it has been warned. A number of fires broke out on Saturday, with firefighters warning people are continuing to... Read more »
Heatwave woe as housing association tells families garden furniture is a fire risk

Heatwave woe as housing association tells families garden furniture is a fire risk

Is your garden furniture a fire hazard? Heatwave woe for families as housing association tells tenants that garden seating could be dangerous… and even pools and parasols now need special permission The... Read more »
Marks & Spencer takes disposable barbecues off UK shelves amid wildfire risk

Marks & Spencer takes disposable barbecues off UK shelves amid wildfire risk

Fire service chiefs have welcomed a move from another major supermarket to stop selling disposable barbecues amid wildfires linked to the hot weather. London Fire Brigade (LFB) last week called for a... Read more »
‘Loving’ school dinner lady who’s lived in London for 17 years needs to find £5,500 in 2 weeks or risk losing her job and life in the UK

‘Loving’ school dinner lady who’s lived in London for 17 years needs to find £5,500 in 2 weeks or risk losing her job and life in the UK

A ‘loving’ school dinner lady from Brent who has lived in the UK for 17 years needs to raise £5,500 in exactly two weeks so she and her twins, aged 11, can... Read more »
Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk

Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk

The boss of the London Fire Brigade has revealed that new developments are being proposed in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk. The chief of the London Fire Brigade... Read more »
Protest against new health act and NHS privatisation risk

Protest against new health act and NHS privatisation risk

Published: 2:33 PM June 9, 2022 Campaigners are warning that changes affecting the NHS in North Central London and the surrounding areas could open the door to more involvement from private companies.... Read more »
People at risk of suicide facing deportation to Rwanda told to try sudoku | Immigration and asylum

People at risk of suicide facing deportation to Rwanda told to try sudoku | Immigration and asylum

People at risk of suicide who have been threatened with deportation to Rwanda have been told to learn a musical instrument or to try sudoku instead of being offered counselling, the Guardian... Read more »
Boris Johnson news – live: Lord Geidt warns ministerial code at risk of ‘ridicule’

Boris Johnson news – live: Lord Geidt warns ministerial code at risk of ‘ridicule’

Led by Donkeys video chronicles the times Boris Johnson told people to ‘follow the rules’ Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser Lord Geidt has warned that the ministerial code is at risk of “ridicule”,... Read more »