Household water bills in England and Wales to rise by average of 26% this year
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Water bills are set to rise - how much more will you have to pay?
Average annual water bills in England and Wales will rise by £123 in April but some will pay more.BBC News - 5h -
Water bills to rise by £10 a month in April
Figures reveal a jump for billpayers in England and Wales despite questions over firms' performance.BBC News - 6h -
Scottish Water bills set to rise 9.9% in April
The firm says increases were necessary to fund infrastructure aimed at coping with climate change.BBC News - 2d -
Gender dysphoria diagnoses among children in England rise fiftyfold over 10 years
Study of GP records finds prevalence rose from one in 60,000 in 2011 to one in 1,200 in 2021 – but numbers still low overall. The number of children and young people in England with a diagnosis of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Water back for some in Wales outage but thousands face weekend without
Businesses have been forced to shut and events cancelled as disruption enters a third day.BBC News - Jan. 18 -
Fears for vulnerable as thousands without water for days in North Wales
Work continues to restore water to thousands of homes, with concerns for vulnerable people.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
MI5 files suggest queen was not briefed on spy in royal household for nine years
Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964. The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a ...The Guardian - Jan. 14 -
Most violent or sexual offences went unsolved in crime hotspots in England and Wales last year
Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024. Tory police cuts are only part of the crisis affecting victims of crime Victims ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
WWE's 'Monday Night RAW' Netflix debut averages 2.6M households in US, 4.9M globally
The first episode of World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Monday Night RAW” on Netflix averaged 4.9 million viewers globally and 2.6 million households in the U.S. That's according to VideoAmpABC News - Jan. 9
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