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UK announces new licences for oil and gas drilling in North Sea
Liz Truss has been looking to reassure the public following yesterday’s warning from the National Grid that there could - in a worst case scenario - be scheduled blackouts or temporary energy cuts.


Trade minister Conor Burns sacked after misconduct claim
It's been a torrid week for the new prime minister.


Nicola Sturgeon defends plans to scrap Trident
Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks about her party’s position on the UK’s nuclear programme Trident, how Scotland will use the pound if it went independent and defends her record on green jobs.


‘Groped, burgled, spat on’: Hate crime against disabled people more than doubles in 4 years
Hate crimes have gone up by a quarter in the past year in England and Wales, according to data released today by the Home Office.


Bereaved mothers give evidence to Infected Blood Inquiry
'You'll never get over what we've been through, and we could all probably say we're a different person to what we would have been.'  


‘Increased pressure on young people leading to rise in mental health issues,’ says University of Bradford counsellor
We’re joined by Gill Barlow, who is the Counselling and Mental Health Service Manager for the University of Bradford.


Universities urged to do more over student suicides
Leaving home and heading off to university is an exciting time. For many students, it's their first real experience of an independent adult life.


Group including Prince Harry and Sir Elton John to sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘gross breaches of privacy’
A group of high-profile people, including the mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, are suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of "gross breaches of privacy". 


‘Government needs to act now to avoid housing disaster’, social housing activist says
Higher mortgage rates inevitably feed through to higher rental costs as landlords put up their rents to cover their costs.


Average five-year fixed mortgage rate passes 6%
Alongside fears over energy supplies this winter, mortgage rates are continuing to rise. 


UK energy security ‘remains very strong’, says former energy minister
We’re joined by Conservative MP Greg Hands, who was energy minister until Liz Truss became prime minister.


UK could face planned energy blackouts, National Grid warns
It is a stark warning from National Grid. Britain might be on track for the first planned blackouts in decades.


‘I don’t know how we’re going to survive’ says single mum on Universal Credit
We speak to Laurie Ash, a single mother of two who's a full-time carer for one of her daughters and receives Universal Credit, farmer Stephen Thompson, and Phil Pinder who owns The Potions Cauldron in York - a small business which sources and manufac...


YouTuber Mohammed Hijab exclusively speaks to Channel 4 News after being accused of stirring up trouble in Leicester
He's a British influencer with hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube.


Two-year fixed mortgage rates pass 6% for first time since 2008
Well the real world consequences of the current economic climate continue to impact homebuyers.



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