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The UK government has launched its Clean Flexibility Roadmap, outlining plans to empower households and businesses with greater control over their energy use. The initiative aims to reduce energy bills through flexible tariffs and smart technologies, while bolstering the efficiency and resilience of the national electricity grid.
The Competition and Markets Authority has called for a new regulatory regime to safeguard the 1.5 million UK households dependent on heating oil, highlighting a disparity in consumer protections compared to gas and electricity customers. The move follows a market study prompted by price spikes, with the regulator now preparing enforcement action against suppliers accused of breaching contracts.
Police say officers were attacked and homes were targeted during three nights of unrest in the Norfolk town, where residents and officials have criticised a lack of engagement over asylum accommodation.
The first annual monitoring and evaluation report for the UK government’s Our Children, Our Future child poverty strategy sets out the 2024/25 baseline and how progress will be tracked.
Parents of premature babies at risk of respiratory syncytial virus can access updated government information about RSV immunisation, including a new leaflet version that includes clesrovimab.
Companies seeking government contracts worth £5m or more will be assessed more heavily on how they create jobs, support young people and address local skills shortages.
US researchers say generative AI has designed complete viral genomes for the first time, creating bacteriophages that can replicate and kill E. coli bacteria.
An analysis of major trauma data from England and Wales found e-scooter riders were more likely to suffer traumatic brain injuries and internal injuries than motorcyclists or cyclists.
A man accused of starting the Old Trails fire near Spokane was previously examined in two separate arson investigations, as thousands remain displaced by wildfires in Washington state.
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