Mr Kwarteng told MPs the cap saves 15 million households up to £100 a year

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It comes after four other energy firms announced they would cease trading in recent weeks

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Perfect storm of tax hikes, benefit cuts, rising bills, Covid, and supply chain issues is raising concern about coming months

Police appealing for information on suspects and their movements over two days in the UK

Police have made 23 arrests and dragged Insulate Britain protesters off the M25 after members of the group stormed onto the motorway.

As BBC series, The Salisbury Poisonings, dramatises the untold stories of the Sergei Skripal assassination attempt, Andy Gregory looks back on the shocking and tragic events that thrust the Wiltshire city into global headlines

Group says insulating Britain’s home is ‘a total no-brainer’

The activists also blocked five junctions of the M25 on Monday leading to long queues and arrests

Police said 29 protesters had been arrested in relation to Monday morning’s protest

The MoD has apologised in a statement

Murder investigation has been launched and man has been arrested in connection with the incident

Sgt Molly Edwards and PC Richard Paton, both married with children, had their affair exposed after bosses bugged patrol vehicle

‘If I say something incorrect, it won’t just reflect on me, it will reflect on anybody that wears a turban’

A investigationby the store found she purchased items such as a white blouse and an artwork

Officers will investigate why the flyers have once again been distributed in Northern Ireland

Rebel tells government: ‘Now is not the time’ to reduce benefit payment

High-rise social housing remains at risk of future fires because of an unstable regulatory system and incompetent fire service, Grenfell Tower Inquiry told

Driver attacked women on street in northLondon

Farmers may be forced to cull animals and dispose of carcasses because of supply chain backlog

‘Allegation is untrue’ says Cleveland police boss

Ben Raymond is accused of being a member of the neo-Nazi terrorist group after it was banned in 2016

Judge describes case as ‘both very serious and utterly bizarre’

The Business Secretary has pledged the ‘least amount of disruption possible’ among fears soaring gas prices could mean more energy suppliers go bust

UK said security deal involved no ‘sneakiness’ despite French outrage

Depleted gas stores would be quickly drained if the UK and neighbours face extreme cold

Dominic Raab resisting handing over Chevening retreat to his successor as foreign secretary

Cancelling Christmas is ‘very much not the plan’ says prime minister

Admission on eve of White House meeting dashes dream of Brexit benefits

‘She was the most beautiful, funny, caring, strongest girl ever’ saidhermother

Suspects, all in their 20s, charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words, or behaviour, with intent, likely to stir up racial hatred

Exclusive: “It could be the start of change especially if others within our community use the complaints process and follow it through,” Dwayne Francis told The Independent.

PM did not name any specific countries in speech, but it was clear his words were aimed at countries like Japan and Russia

Campaigners stopped traffic on M25 to highlight call to insulate homes

Government will not be ‘bailing out’ failed energy companies, business secretary adds

Exclusive: Voters are beginning to lose faith in Boris Johnson, claims party grandee – presenting an opportunity for Labour

“How can it be right or fair for police officers to be put on trial by social media?’ chairman of Metropolitan Police Federation asks

‘We will have no choice but to fold the company’ says CEO of Green

MPs say people who ‘clearly qualify’ for assistance scheme and who are at risk being left to Taliban

‘He was so happy to be coming to live with us – now he’s in a worsening condition,’ says Syed Hussain of his younger brother, Fahad, who has been told he cannot come to Britain despite having been granted a visa

Parents of the children treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow ‘want answers’

The Grenfell Tower inquiry heard that the UK currently has an ‘unstable fire regulatory system’

‘Castleford Croc’ remains a mystery

No 10 also insists UK food supply chain is UK is ‘incredibly resilient”

PM refuses to rule out collapsing protocol deal by invoking Article 16

Carson, 7, is around 3ft 6in tall and was last known to be wearing dark blue jeans and a black top.

‘Special administrator’ could be appointed as gas prices and energy cap put companies at risk