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Charities fear for 500,000 households who will no longer get Warm Home Discount

Changes to the Government's Warm Home Discount scheme mean those claiming disability benefits are no longer able to claim a rebate this winter despite huge rises in energy bill costs

Chronicle Live

Warning more than 500,000 households no longer eligible for £150 Warm Home Discount

Those receiving Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payments are no longer eligible to receive the discount

Manchester Evening News

Half a million households no longer eligible for 'winter lifeline' payment from the government

“The Government needs to provide more direct financial support now, not less, so disabled people don’t freeze and starve this winter.”

Wales Online

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Struggling nan who can't afford heating says she'll buy Christmas gifts at Poundland

Willenhall's Marianne Kiely, 59, is worried about the rising cost of gas and electricity as she fears she will have barely any money left to treat her grandchildren at Christmas

Daily Mirror

High energy prices will harm children’s development, charities warn

Some 24% of parents are buying less food since the start of the year in order to afford essentials, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

EPA doubles money for electric school buses as demand soars

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will nearly double — to almost $1 billion — the money available for states to acquire electric school buses

The Independent UK

Warning as high energy prices likely to harm children's development

Charities have warned that the soaring cost of living will have negative affects on children this winter.

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Scaling back Edinburgh's new £15m civic centre among options to address funding gap

Council officials are recommending taking out loans to cover the cash shortfall for the new MacMillan Hub.

Edinburgh Live

Work begins on new Edinburgh community hub with nursery, library, theatre and cafe

Project leaders of Muirhouse’s “long-time-coming community hub” offered a sneak peak of the construction site on Wednesday morning as they say “the end is now in sight.”

Edinburgh Live

‘Unprecedented numbers’ of pensioners could die this winter without more help for energy bills, charity warns

Age UK urges Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to commit to emergency support and pensions triple lock

The Independent UK

Project Veritas Ex-COO Loses Libel Suit Against Massachusetts Teachers Union

From Landino v. Mass. Teachers Ass'n, decided today by Judge Denise Casper (D. Mass.), the undisputed facts: The MTA is a state affiliate of the National Education Association ("NEA"), a national labor union. Established in 2011, Project Veritas is a non-profit conservative media outlet that conducts "undercover reporting" concerning "subjects…

Reason

Electricity theft reports highest since records began

The cost-of-living crisis may be driving more people to commit the crime, a fuel poverty charity said

Liverpool Echo

Electricity theft at record levels amid cost-of-living crisis

Electricity theft is punishable by up to five years in prison.

The Independent UK

Food and fuel poverty has more than tripled in a year, says Citizens Advice

Huge rise in numbers forced to choose between eating and heating in UK, says charity

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Nottingham Post

Government £400 energy rebate simplified to offer more guidance on how it works

They are set to apply a £400 rebate to all domestic energy bills

Daily Record

New £400 energy bill rebate simplified to help more people understand how the discount works

At-a-glance guide to the UK Government support for people paying energy bills by direct debit, card payment or prepay meter.

WEKU

Harris calls for renewing the assault weapons ban after Highland Park mass shooting

"Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

VP Kamala Harris back in Chicago Tuesday to address National Education Association convention

Harris was just in Illinois on June 24 for events in Plainfield and Chicago.

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ABC News

Singapore is facing a dengue fever 'emergency' and peak season has only just begun

Last week, dengue fever cases in Singapore increased by more than 200 per cent compared to the same time last year and the health ministry expects infections to reach a "historical peak". So what's fuelling the outbreak and how worried should people be?

Tribune News Service

Spirit Airlines rejects JetBlue buyout bid on antitrust concerns, will stick with Frontier offer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida-based discount carrier Spirit Airlines announced Monday it has rejected a $3.6 billion buyout bid by JetBlue Airways, saying its suitor failed to sufficiently address antitrust concerns.

Benzinga

Spirit Airlines Rejects JetBlue's Takeover Bid; JetBlue Renews Offer

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: SAVE) has rejected the acquisition bid from JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ: JBLU) and will proceed with the previously-announced merger agreement with Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.

Chicago Tribune

As nationwide teacher shortage worsens, some say inadequate pay is to blame

CHICAGO — With the steep shortage of teachers across the U.S. leaving school districts scrambling to staff their classrooms during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, officials at the nation’s largest teachers union said this week that insufficient pay is fueling the growing crisis.

The Times of India

Celebrations for Noida Foundation Day begin

NOIDA: Noida Authority on Saturday started with a three-day cultural programme, marking its Foundation Day on April 17. Noida, which had come into being as an industrial hub on April 17, 1976, is all set to celebrate its 47th Foundation Day from April 16-18.

Manchester Evening News

Winter Fuel Payment deadline is TONIGHT - how pensioners can claim up to £300

Many pensioner households will be eligible to claim the money all the way up until midnight

The Independent UK

Energy firms criticised as websites crash in rush to submit meter readings

Customers have been advised to send in their readings ahead of a jump in energy prices on Friday.

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