Ministers urged to curb energy costs as Great British homes face 13% bill surge

Quarterly Ofgem price cap rises to equivalent of £1,862 a year from 1 July amid growing consumer energy debt

Ministers are facing growing pressure to lower energy costs as households in Great Britain face the steepest rise in summer bills in four years this week.

The quarterly cap on gas and electricity charges will rise by 13% from Wednesday to the equivalent of £1,862 a year for an average household, just days after figures revealed that consumer energy debt had reached record highs.

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French skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, killing all 11 onboard

Five students and five instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefect

A skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people onboard, according to the region’s prefect.

The parachuting-school plane crashed near Nancy at 11am, said Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region.

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Complaints filed to police watchdog over Met’s handling of Al Fayed abuse allegations

IOPC confirms complaints from three survivors of alleged sexual misconduct by late Harrods owner in addition to ongoing investigation

Survivors of abuse at the hands of the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have complained to a watchdog about how the Metropolitan police handled allegations.

More than 400 claims of sexual misconduct have been made against Al Fayed, including rape and human trafficking, dating between 1977 and 2014.

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Good-faith lawsuit? LDS church in fight with podcaster over Mormon name

Church sues excommunicated member over Mormon Stories podcast but John Dehlin says name free for all to use

Trademark changes and copyright infringement disputes take many forms. Dunkin’ Donuts changed its name to Dunkin’ because Donuts did not suggest the vigorous, on-the-go attitude the coffee company wants to project.

But what happens when a church changes its name, but former adherents continue to use the original term in ways it may not like?

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Ukraine Launches Record Wave of Strikes on Russia’s Defense Industry in June – UNITED24 Media

  1. Ukraine Launches Record Wave of Strikes on Russia’s Defense Industry in June  UNITED24 Media
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Ukraine hits defence plant in Russia’s Volgograd region, Zelenskyy says  NBC News
  4. Ukraine Hits Volgograd Military Plant With Flamingo Missiles  Bloomberg.com
  5. Number of confirmed Flamingo missile hits rises to six, says OSINT analyst  Українська правда
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Ukrainian strike sets fire to an oil refinery in southern Russia – AP News

  1. Ukrainian strike sets fire to an oil refinery in southern Russia  AP News
  2. Ukraine Targets Russian Refineries in Fresh Drone Strikes  Bloomberg.com
  3. Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky pledges more strikes after Kyiv hits oil refineries  The Independent
  4. EXCLUSIVE: Moscow oil refinery hit by drone attacks is unlikely to resume production this year, sources say  Reuters
  5. Ukraine's Security Service strikes again Vtorovo station supplying fuel to Moscow  Українська правда
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