Cathy Newman
High energy company bill shatters my pipe dream
Why does my energy supplier want me to pay more than twice as much as a Scottish customer for removing an old gas pipe?
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Russia’s closure of Nord Stream pipeline will put ‘severe pressure’ on the UK
What will Russia’s shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline mean for Europe’s economies – and for households here?
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UK heatwave: hosepipe ban in Devon for first time in two decades
A hosepipe ban is being introduced in parts of Devon and Cornwall for the first time in a quarter of a century, as some water companies said their reservoirs were only half full, while demand has surged during the weeks of drought.
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‘Culture of partying’ during lockdown in No 10, says Daily Mirror’s Pippa Crerar
Downing Street has issued an unprecedented apology to Buckingham Palace over the two parties staff held on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral during last year’s lockdown.
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Activists urge Biden to cancel oil pipeline through Native American land
President Biden has made the fight against climate change a key priority of his new administration, cancelling the planned Keystone XL pipeline on his very first day in office. But he hasn’t done the same for Enbridge 3, a pipeline carrying oil across much of Northern Minnesota, including swathes of Native American land. Protesters claim…
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Trudeau government to make decision on controversial Canada oil pipeline
Today the Canadian government will announce whether the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline will go ahead.
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At least 66 killed after Mexico pipeline blast
At least 66 people have been killed and more than 85 are missing following a pipeline explosion in central Mexico. It’s thought the blast occurred after the fuel line was ruptured by thieves. Dozens of people were scrambling to fill containers with the leaking oil when they were engulfed by a massive fireball. A warning…
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Tory MP Heidi Allen on PIP: ‘I’m glad government has made right decision’
In the last hour the government has said it will review all personal independent payments, a decision that comes after the Department for Work and Pensions decided not to challenge a court ruling that said changes to PIP were unfair to people with mental health conditions. Heidi Allen is a Conservative MP on the Work…
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PIP disability claims to be reviewed
Everyone receiving personal independence payments will have their claim reviewed. In the last few minutes the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that a total of 1.6 million of the PIP disability benefit claims will be reviewed, with around 220,000 people expected to receive more money.
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Man in custody after detonating pipe bomb in New York
A man is in police custody in New York after detonating a pipe-bomb near the city’s busiest bus terminal. Four people, including the suspect, were injured. The New York authorities say the suspect was inspired by so called Islamic State and learned how to make his bomb from the internet.
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Charities issue PIPs warning
The heads of more than 30 charities have urged the Government not to restrict access to personal independence payments, on the eve of key changes to the benefit.
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Trump pushes ahead with oil pipelines
Just four days into his presidency and brushing aside accusations that he’s playing fast and loose with the facts, Donald Trump is moving swiftly to cement his political agenda, today pushing ahead with two controversial oil pipelines, much to the dismay of environmentalists.
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Huge explosions as shelling hits Debaltseve pipeline
Shelling hits a pipeline in eastern Ukraine causing huge explosions and clouds of smoke. Pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian forces are struggling to honour a ceasefire agreed last week.
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Pack your pouch Peter Piper, a new tongue-twister’s in town
US psychologists claim to have found the world’s hardest tongue twister – there’s only one way to find out…
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Cathy Newman
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‘Crack pipe’ mayor of Toronto Rob Ford ‘no reason to quit’
Calls for Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford to resign intensify as police in Canada say they have obtained the video that appears to show him smoking a crack pipe.
