The chilly relationship between sisters-in-law Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle is nowhere near thawing.
28.03.2023 - 08:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Millions of mobile and broadband customers will face extremely high price hikes from next week.
Providers such as EE, BT, O2, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk, Three, Virgin Media, and Vodafone will subject their customers to bill increases of up to 17.3 per cent. Many firms are justifying the skyrocketing prices by pointing to increasing operating costs, higher energy prices, and rising network costs.
Almost all of the UK's biggest mobile and broadband suppliers link their price rises to either January's consumer price index (CPI) or the retail price index (RPI) which were recorded at 10.5 per cent and 13.4 per cent respectively. It comes after industry regulator Ofcom announced it would look into the common practice of mid-contract price increases after growing concerns that customers aren't properly informed about what they could pay throughout their contract.
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However, many customers who are not roped into a contract may not be subjected to the price hikes. Consumer informer Which? warned telecoms companies to "urgently" cancel the hikes for their most vulnerable customers.
Which? director of policy and advocacy Rocio Concha said: “With less than two weeks to go until April price increases take effect, it’s hugely concerning that some providers have not taken action to protect financially vulnerable consumers from these hard to justify above-inflation price hikes. Telecoms providers must urgently cancel the 2023 price hikes for financially vulnerable customers.
"They should work to proactively identify these customers and ensure they’re not financially penalised, even if they don’t take up a social tariff.”
BT, EE, Plusnet, and Vodafone
The chilly relationship between sisters-in-law Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle is nowhere near thawing.
Brits heading to Cyprus on holiday have been warned that a new law banning the use of laughing gas has been imposed. The Foreign Office has updated its advice for the country following the change.
Holidaymakers headed to Cyprus have been issued a warning about a new law that has come into place.
Brits have been warned to look out for travel scams as fraudsters exploit passport delays. According to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), scammers are using sophisticated methods to trick travellers into paying for holidays and services which don’t exist.
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told People in an interview published Friday. “We have a WhatsApp. It’s just called ‘internet’s boyfriend.’ We’ll send each other pictures of ourselves: ‘These are what my fans are saying.’ So, we’re into it big time.”Page, 34, is proud the internet is “well-wooed” by him and his fellow Hollywood heartthrob.The British babe shot to fame in late 2020 when Netflix released the steamy first season of “Bridgerton” while people were hunkering at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Actor Chris Pine has revealed he has taken part in one of the most famous and popular pub crawls in the north. The Star Trek star spoke about his time attending Leeds University - making him most likely the only Hollywood A-lister to attend the uni.
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Users of "very common medicines" are being asked not to buy in bulk as shoppers are being warned of shortages on pharmacy shelves.
Martin Lewis is urging the millions of people in the UK who receive a regular payslip to check it straight away as they could have lost out on thousands.
Ben Shephard was jokingly warned to 'get it right' as he spoke to Larry Lamb about his recent Gavin and Stacey reunion. The actor appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (March 23) as he shows his support for Marie Curie's latest campaign following the death of his brother.