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A train entering Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland in June 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Derby expected to be named Great British Railways new headquarters

British Gas has suspended “all warrant activity” after an investigation by The Times alleged that debt collectors forced their way into people’s homes to install prepayment meters. (Credit: Getty Images)
British Gas has suspended “all warrant activity” after an investigation by The Times alleged that debt collectors forced their way into people’s homes to install prepayment meters. (Credit: Getty Images)

Ofgem tells energy companies to suspend forced prepaid meter fittings

A smart meter indicating that it is on a ‘Prepayment tariff’ (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
A smart meter indicating that it is on a ‘Prepayment tariff’ (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Shapps tells energy providers to stop switching to prepayment meters

Boris Johnson was edited out of a photo tweeted by Grant Shapps (images: Getty Images)
Boris Johnson was edited out of a photo tweeted by Grant Shapps (images: Getty Images)

Grant Shapps photoshop gaffe explained: did he edit Boris Johnson out?

Earlier this year, National Grid warned households of the possibility of three-hour blackouts if energy supply cannot meet demand. Credit: Getty Images
Earlier this year, National Grid warned households of the possibility of three-hour blackouts if energy supply cannot meet demand. Credit: Getty Images

Minister says there will be ‘no blackouts’ across the UK this winter

Are cost of living support payments being offered in 2023? (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Are cost of living support payments being offered in 2023? (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Explainer Public urged to plug gaps in doors and windows to cut energy costs

Trade unions could be moving towards a deal in the rail dispute

Protests have erupted across China against the ruling Communist Party in anger over the country’s zero-Covid policy (Photo: Getty Images)
Protests have erupted across China against the ruling Communist Party in anger over the country’s zero-Covid policy (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC journalist ‘beaten by police’ as Covid protests break out in China

The business secretary has said an extra £1bn will be spent to insulate the UK’s least energy-efficient homes
The business secretary has said an extra £1bn will be spent to insulate the UK’s least energy-efficient homes

Thousands of UK homes to save £310 a year under new insulation scheme

Funding for loft insulation grants could be coming as soon as April 2023 (image: Adobe)
Funding for loft insulation grants could be coming as soon as April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Government to launch Eco+ insulation grants scheme from spring 2023

Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said the Bulb deal would provide “reassurance” to consumers (images: Getty Images/PA)
Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said the Bulb deal would provide “reassurance” to consumers (images: Getty Images/PA)

Octopus Energy buys Bulb Energy - here’s what it means for you

Fourth cabinet since July means unprecedented ministerial churn

Liz Truss is set to speak at Conservative Party Conference having had her premiership deeply damaged in recent days (image: Getty Images)
Liz Truss is set to speak at Conservative Party Conference having had her premiership deeply damaged in recent days (image: Getty Images)

Liz Truss speech: when PM will address Conservative Party Conference

Plans for radical MOT change opposed by most drivers

 (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
 (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

When are next UK train strikes 2022? Dates of September action

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(Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Bus fares across England to be capped at £2 for three months

RMT members will walk out on 15 and 17 September as the pay, jobs and conditions dispute continues. (Credit: Getty Images)
RMT members will walk out on 15 and 17 September as the pay, jobs and conditions dispute continues. (Credit: Getty Images)

Rail workers to stage new strike action in September - dates in full

RMT boss Mick Lynch says rail strikes could continue ‘indefinitely (image: Getty Images)
RMT boss Mick Lynch says rail strikes could continue ‘indefinitely (image: Getty Images)

New 24-hour train strike dates announced for September

Dangerous cycling: analysis of Department for Transport figures shows how many pedestrians are hit by bikes and killed each year
Dangerous cycling: analysis of Department for Transport figures shows how many pedestrians are hit by bikes and killed each year

How many pedestrians are killed by cyclists?

Network Rail boss Andrew Haines is one of the people sitting around the negotiating table with RMT leader Mick Lynch (images: Network Rail/Getty Images/AFP)
Network Rail boss Andrew Haines is one of the people sitting around the negotiating table with RMT leader Mick Lynch (images: Network Rail/Getty Images/AFP)

How much does Network Rail boss Andrew Haines earn? Salary explained

(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Government wants full self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025

Cyclists may need registration plates and insurance under new laws the government is keen to introduce (Photo: Getty Images)
Cyclists may need registration plates and insurance under new laws the government is keen to introduce (Photo: Getty Images)

Cyclists could face 20mph speed limits under strict new laws

Bus fares in England are set to be capped at £2 per journey (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
Bus fares in England are set to be capped at £2 per journey (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Bus fares in England could be capped at £2 per journey for 12 months

RMT supporters protest outside Network Rail offices in Glasgow on 27 July, 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)
RMT supporters protest outside Network Rail offices in Glasgow on 27 July, 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

August train strikes 2022 this week: when are next rail strike dates?

Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station as a nationwide strike called by the RMT Union was held today on 27 July (Pic: Getty Images)
Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station as a nationwide strike called by the RMT Union was held today on 27 July (Pic: Getty Images)

Train strikes this week: when are rail staff striking in July 2022?

Test engineer Scott Bibby in the driver’s seat of a Hitachi Intercity Express Programme train (IEP) at Hitachi’s manufacturing plant in Newyton Aycliffe, north-east England (Photo:SCOTT HEPPELL/AFP via Getty Images)
Test engineer Scott Bibby in the driver’s seat of a Hitachi Intercity Express Programme train (IEP) at Hitachi’s manufacturing plant in Newyton Aycliffe, north-east England (Photo:SCOTT HEPPELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Train driver’s salary UK: how much do train drivers earn?

Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station as a nationwide strike called by the RMT Union was held today on 27 July, 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)
Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station as a nationwide strike called by the RMT Union was held today on 27 July, 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Train Strike 2022: is compensation available and how to claim a refund

Mick Lynch says RMT union still open to talks which could end dispute

Bosses at striking train companies earn more than the Prime Minister

The airport is limiting the number of arrivals and departures into October (Photo: Getty Images)
The airport is limiting the number of arrivals and departures into October (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow flight cap to extend into October in fresh travel chaos

Larry, the Downing Street cat, as ministers attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in 2019 (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Larry, the Downing Street cat, as ministers attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in 2019 (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Prime Minister odds: who will replace Boris Johnson and be the next PM

Heathrow has imposed a cap on the number of passengers departing from the airport until September (Photo: Getty Images)
Heathrow has imposed a cap on the number of passengers departing from the airport until September (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow imposes cap on passenger numbers until September

Heathrow Airport has warned it will ask airlines to cancel more flights this summer if airport chaos continues (Photo: Getty Images)
Heathrow Airport has warned it will ask airlines to cancel more flights this summer if airport chaos continues (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow warns more flight cancellations possible this summer

Michael Gove attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at Downing Street on 5 July (Photo: Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)
Michael Gove attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at Downing Street on 5 July (Photo: Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)

Why was Michael Gove sacked? Boris Johnson’s reasons for firing

Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out over three days this week (NationalWorld / Mark Hall)
Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out over three days this week (NationalWorld / Mark Hall)

Live
Live: train lines and tubes impacted as workers stage second strike

(Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Why rail workers are walking out and how much they’re paid

Demonstrators hold placards during the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) ‘We Demand Better’ rally (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
Demonstrators hold placards during the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) ‘We Demand Better’ rally (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

We Demand Better: TUC cost of living and fuel price march explained

Travellers and commuters face chaos on the railways and London Underground due to widespread industrial action (Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)
Travellers and commuters face chaos on the railways and London Underground due to widespread industrial action (Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Agency workers could cover for striking staff under legal changes

The Prime Minister is facing fresh accusations he lied to Parliament (Photo: Getty Images)
The Prime Minister is facing fresh accusations he lied to Parliament (Photo: Getty Images)

PM ‘didn’t think he was at party’ after photos show him raising glass

Both the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps have called for Peter Hebblethwaite to resign (Images: PA/Getty Images)
Both the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps have called for Peter Hebblethwaite to resign (Images: PA/Getty Images)

P&O Ferries: what happened to staff and what company has said

UK visitors are allowed to travel to Portugal for any purpose (Photo: Getty Images)
UK visitors are allowed to travel to Portugal for any purpose (Photo: Getty Images)

Portugal entry requirements and Covid jab rules for UK tourists

Travellers do not need to be fully vaccinated against Covid to enter Greece (Photo: Getty Images)
Travellers do not need to be fully vaccinated against Covid to enter Greece (Photo: Getty Images)

Greece Covid entry requirements for UK tourists this summer

Some countries have not yet made it mandatory for travellers to show proof of vaccination (Photo: Getty Images)
Some countries have not yet made it mandatory for travellers to show proof of vaccination (Photo: Getty Images)

Countries allowing UK travellers to visit without a Covid vaccine

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps aims to ensure drug-drivers face a mandatory rehab course (Photo: Getty Images)
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps aims to ensure drug-drivers face a mandatory rehab course (Photo: Getty Images)

Drug-drivers face mandatory rehab course being returning to roads

New mobile phone driving law tightens rules for all UK motorists

Covid passenger locator forms have been axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)
Covid passenger locator forms have been axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

All remaining Covid travel restrictions scrapped in UK

Anastasia Stoluk was shot dead by Russian soldiers on 28 February (Photo: Family handout)
Anastasia Stoluk was shot dead by Russian soldiers on 28 February (Photo: Family handout)

Ukrainian girl, 10, shot dead by ‘drunk’ Russian soldiers

Russia has banned all UK flights from landing in the country and entering its airspace (Photo: Getty Images)
Russia has banned all UK flights from landing in the country and entering its airspace (Photo: Getty Images)

Russia bans all UK flights in retaliation to Aeroflot sanctions

Travel rules have relaxed for UK arrivals from 11 February (Photo: Getty Images)
Travel rules have relaxed for UK arrivals from 11 February (Photo: Getty Images)

Major changes to Covid travel rules from today as testing is scrapped

Face masks are mandatory in all closed public spaces in Egypt (Photo: Getty Images)
Face masks are mandatory in all closed public spaces in Egypt (Photo: Getty Images)

Travel entry requirements for Egypt and the Covid rules in place

Some countries have set an expiry date for the validity of vaccine certificates (Photo: Getty Images)
Some countries have set an expiry date for the validity of vaccine certificates (Photo: Getty Images)

Rules on booster jabs for travel - and the countries that ask for one

Passengers would be entitled to compensation in the event of a delayed domestic flight (Photo: Getty Images)
Passengers would be entitled to compensation in the event of a delayed domestic flight (Photo: Getty Images)

Flight compensation overhaul to payout more passengers for delays

Covid-19 testing for travellers arriving in England who are fully vaccinated will be axed (Photo: Getty Images)
Covid-19 testing for travellers arriving in England who are fully vaccinated will be axed (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid tests scrapped for fully vaccinated arrivals in England

A booster vaccine is expected to become a requirement for travelling abroad (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)
A booster vaccine is expected to become a requirement for travelling abroad (Composite: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

All the Covid rules set to change in the next travel update

The Transport Secretary is expected to scrap the arrival tests later this month (Photo: Getty Images)
The Transport Secretary is expected to scrap the arrival tests later this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid arrival tests ‘to be axed’ for fully vaccinated returning to UK

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

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