Savvy woman's energy bill 'slashed by £1,000' as she reveals email that cut costs in half

EXCLUSIVE: Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan are set to lead Scrublands, a TV adaptation of Chris Hammer’s novel for Australian streamer Stan.

Sky News and ITV have been told by UK media regulator Ofcom that they must “explain their actions” after the family of a dead mother said the broadcasters intruded on their privacy as they grieved.

The latest UK Government figures suggest that almost a third of Scottish households with a prepayment meter have not yet redeemed their energy rebate vouchers. More than 867,000 vouchers were issued in Scotland under the government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) between October and December last year.

The final forecast from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight suggests that people across Britain are set to see the cost of each unit of electricity and gas they use soar from the beginning of April.

The UK Government has confirmed that the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) is currently in its pilot phase and is accepting live applications in some pilot local authority areas ahead of a nationwide rollout next week. Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart MP said this is helping to “refine the end-to-end user journey before full scheme launch”.

Cate Blanchett is looking as gorgeous as ever on the red carpet at the 2023 EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (February 19) at Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

Jason Alexander will make his Broadway directing debut this summer with Sandy Rustin’s comedy The Cottage. Starring will be Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy and Lilli Cooper.

Retail giants Iceland and Currys have teamed up to give free freezers to shoppers. Millions of people in the UK are currently under pressure from crippling energy, food and fuel costs, as pretty much everything but wages have risen drastically.

A new poll conducted by YouGov for StepChange Debt Charity, has revealed that 43 per cent of the UK population, including 48 per cent of Scottish adults, equivalent to more than two million people, have found it difficult to keep up with household bills and credit payments in the last few months.

Shoppers are going wild for a £249 heated airer after it was reduced to £35 - and now rivals major retailers like Lakeland and Dunelm. Heated airers have become the item for households across the UK as many shoppers looking for cheaper ways to heat their homes and dry their clothes.

Nicola Bulley disappeared says he doesn't think she went into the water. Mark Astin, a photographer and swimmer, said the stretch of the River Wyre around St Michael's on Wyre, Lancs, is a "nice place to swim". Mr Astin, who posted a video on YouTube of his swim on the waterway said the river was "calm" but in places was "trickier" to get out on the banks.

Bella Thorne is giving love a chance! The Hollywood star is celebrating Valentine’s Day with her new boyfriend and she looks happier than ever. Her new romance with Mark Emms, who is known for being a film producer, comes three months after calling off her engagement to Benjamin Mascolo.

release from jail, it has been claimed. The former popstar’s son Gary Pantoja Sosa has allegedly told close friends that his dad, 78, wants to move away once he is allowed to leave his bail hostel, The Sun has reported. Just a few days ago an angry crowd sparked a disturbance at the entrance to Glitter’s halfway house after he was released from prison.

Five episodes in and the HBO series The Last Of Us has already become one of the most talked about shows of 2023.  The third episode of the series, which featured a gay storyline with Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman playing a gay couple, won critical acclaim.Murray Bartlett (right) and Nick Offerman play a gay couple in the HBO series ‘The Last of Us’.Ramsey plays the role of teenager Ellie in the series, who is travelling with Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, across America, after a mutated Cordyceps fungus outbreak. The Last of Us is based on a very successful video game and in Part II of the original game, Ellie falls in love with another woman Dina and also introduces a trans character Lev. Ramsey, who is non-binary, told British GQ in an interview that she was not concerned with the reaction of homophobes. Ramsey revealed that she had worn a chest binder for most of the shooting of Season 1 and had “honest” conversations around gender and sexuality with Pascal, who has a trans sister. “And they weren’t always deep: they could be funny and humorous, the whole spectrum. We were just very honest and open with each other,” Ramsey told GQ. Blair Durkee, the associate director of gaming for GLAAD, told that for “many LGBTQ people, to see characters like yourself represented in the games you play can be critical.

An SNP MP has called for action after a Glasgow resident was forced to move out his home due to a pre-payment meter error which more than doubled his energy costs. Glasgow Central MP Alison Thewliss asked the UK Government to help her constituent Justin Valmassoi who had been "ignored and let down" by his energy provider Utilita.

EXCLUSIVE: 12 Years A Slave and Brokeback Mountain outfit River Road Entertainment has joined Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd’s feature Unicorns as producer and financier.

The UK Government has shared new updates on how the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will be administered and delivered, in response to written queries from several MPs. The application portal is expected to open on or before February 27, 2023.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to require all energy firms to offer a fixed monthly rate for older people and those with a disability. The petition also calls for “no per unit charges for gas and electricity” for those household groups.

Off-grid energy users waiting on the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment have started to receive the one-off lump sum from the UK Government, according to consumer expert, Martin Lewis.

Editor’s note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films factoring in this year’s movie awards races.