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Kumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting Service AFP via Getty Images The number of births in London in 2023 was 20% lower than the peak in 2012, according to the London Assembly Families are being priced out of living in London due to rising costs and a lack of social housing, the London Assembly has been told….
G7 stands ready to release emergency oil reserves
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. G7 finance ministers said they would take the “necessary measures” to tackle the surge in oil prices but stopped short of agreeing on a release of strategic petroleum reserves after an emergency meeting on Monday. In…
Pensioners in Walsall see energy bills quadruple overnight
Rachel AlexanderLocal Democracy Reporter LDRS Residents in Woodall and Hamilton House, both in Bloxwich, Walsall, are seeing a large rise in their energy bills Pensioners living in two tower blocks said they felt like “second class citizens” after a social landlord quadrupled their heating and hot water bills overnight. It was now cheaper to boil…
