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Natalie Bellin Bransholme, Hull BBC Kirsty Armstrong visited the shop on its opening day Families living on a council estate say a new “social supermarket” will help them make ends meet. The shop at North Bransholme Community Centre sells surplus food, with packs of fruit, vegetables and bread costing as little as 20p a time….
Fears energy bill rise mean people surviving rather than living
The increase for those on variable deals comes as the higher wholesale costs, faced by suppliers, feeds through to bills. The conflict in Iran scuppered Bank of England UK inflation targets of 2% over the next five years. Regulator Ofgem said the war means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will…
Sizewell B nuclear power plant to operate for another 20 years
Wilson said TASC applauded the goal to phase out fossil fuels, but condemned “the government’s continued reliance on dirty and dangerous nuclear power”. He said this created a “multi-generational financial and environmental liability”, leaving our descendants with years of flood defence maintenance and the “insurmountable challenge of safe, millennia-long, highly radioactive nuclear waste isolation, amid…
Gold price rises after US captures Venezuelas Maduro
Precious metal prices have risen after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro increased investors’ concerns about geopolitical risks. In Monday morning trade in Asia, gold was about 1.8% higher at around $4,408 (£3,282) an ounce, while silver was up close to 3.5%, as money was moved into so-called “safe-haven” assets. Meanwhile, crude oil…
