Energy bills to be slashed by up to £95 for 15m households across UK

Storm Francis sweeps across the country. The B724 at Cummertrees, near Annan, is currently inaccessible to traffic.

referendum row after suggesting Scots-born voters in the rest of the UK might have a say in a second independence referendum. The senior Tory said giving people outside Scotland a say in the country’s future was an "interesting" idea.

Record Store Day has announced more information about its adapted plans for 2020 as the first ‘RSD Drop’ event on 29 August approaches.

Home Office has revealed 146 migrants arrived in Britain yesterday aboard 17 boats as pictures showed a person in a wheelchair had made the perilous journey on Saturday.

hereForecaster Marco Petagna said: “Temperatures will probably be peaking at 35C with a small chance of 36C – it is still very hot."He said there is a bit of cloud in the South East but there will be a lot of dry weather and plenty of sunshine around.He added: “It will still be very hot in the South East but with the potential for an isolated shower to break out.”A breeze along the North Sea coast will keep temperatures in the high teens there, while England and Wales will generally see the high

“We are also focused on generating significant economic growth through further action to support our small and medium sized businesses, proposals to alleviate planning restraints and our commitment to continue working closely with business leaders to ensure we are doing all we can."A UK Government spokesman added: “Our Plan for Jobs is focused on getting Britain working again, with Scotland receiving a share of almost £28billion to support local councils, businesses and communities in fighting

Mirror, Tory ministers will on Thursday reveal plans to rip up planning regulations and lower house prices for first-time buyers and key workers by up to 30% in a bid to boost Britain’s housing market Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has claimed that this major overhaul of the planning system will speed up the housebuilding process and “cut red tape but not standards”.Plans for the first time buyers discount, first revealed as part of the budget, are expected to feature in the White Paper.The

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hereHours later, Duhausse was found by police in Brighouse, west Yorkshire, trying to book into a Holiday Inn.He gave officers a false name, but when they took his fingerprints his true identity was revealed.After being arrested, Duhausse told police that he had been on his way to Leeds.He said he ran from police, because of the drugs, but also because he knew he wasn't supposed to be in the UK.Duhausse is French, and came into the UK with his mother as a child, prosecutor Patrick Williamson

M&Co is closing 47 stores across the UK after securing over 2,000 jobs following a financial restructuring. The Glasgow-based business has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal, which will see the assets in the company sold back to the original founding family, the McGeouch's.

East Kilbride News on Tuesday morning: “I was really nervous because I didn’t sit any final exams.

OpenMoney in conjunction with YouGov has found that a third of UK households have turned to short-term credit loans to pay for everyday essentials during lockdown. These include overdrafts, credit cards, payday loans and buy-now-pay-later schemes while just under a third (28%) have borrowed from family or friends to resolve financial difficulties.