We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Ed Miliband

Heathrow Airport’s plan for a third runway, which involves moving the M25 motorway, has been chosen by the government. Two plans had been under consideration – one from the airport itself, and another from Arora Group, led by hotel tycoon Surinder Arora. Heathrow had proposed a new runway which would be up to 3.5km (2.2…

Zac Sherratt,South East, Adrian Harms,Dorkingand Jack Fiehn,Farnham BBC Pub landlord Martin Groves said the Budget ‘could have been a lot worse’ Businesses in Surrey have given mixed reactions to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget, which outlined spending and taxation plans for the years ahead. Key measures announced on Wednesday include scrapping the two-child benefit cap, freezing…

Somerset councillor Heather Shearer said: “One thing the Crisis Resilience Fund wants us to do is not just support people in crisis, it also wants us to work in our community, give more strength and support for the organisations who already support our families.”

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to cut interest rates – bringing the Bank rate down to its lowest level since February 2023. Analysts are widely predicting a fall from 4% to 3.75%, although they do not expect a unanimous decision among the nine-member Monetary Policy…

However, some industry figures have suggested comments are overstated or may be designed to generate hype. Chief executive of the AI platform Hugging Face, Clement Delangue, said on social media: “Sorry, but asking Jacob [Coxon] about AI extinction risk is like asking your AC guy about climate change. Not saying it’s necessarily uninteresting or wrong…