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According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

Clothes hanging in shop Picture: Getty

Lib Dems want 1p tax on every new item of clothing

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023?

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends her record as prime minister in think tank speech

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes in Manchester.

Homes to save £100s on energy as new scheme begins - are you eligible?

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat at her home as she limits her use of heating to keep up with her increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

The MP for Warwick and Leamington has called for a school in Warwick be prioritised by the Government after more than half of its pupils remain out of school. Photo by Mike Baker

MP calls for school to be prioritised by the Government after ongoing RAAC saga

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support

Electric vehicle charging. Image supplied.

Warwickshire to get 'dramatic increase' in number of EV charging points

The MP for Warwick and Leamington visited the two schools in Warwick today (Monday September 4) which have been identified as having potentially dangerous concrete. Photo by Matt Western

MP visits Warwick schools identified as having potentially dangerous concrete

Ayelsford School and Myton School are among the 150 schools in England that have been forced to close some of its buildings due to the national reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) saga.

Two schools in Warwick identified as having potentially dangerous concrete

Data from ‘Top of the Poops’ has shown that a total of 6,627 hours of sewage were dumped into the River Avon and River Leam in 2022.

More than 6,000 hours of sewage dumped into River Avon and River Leam in 2022

Survey reveals the booziest UK cities - is your area on the list?

Pictured in the centre is Fiona Clayton, the Mid-Warks Amnesty Group chair with members who met with Matt Western MP: Keith Thompson and Belinda Pyke.

Warwick and Leamington MP meets Mid-Warwickshire Amnesty International members

Colm Gildernew MLA has called on Allied Irish Bank to improve services and saving rates for customers following the extortionate profits it has made so far this year. Credit: marcin jucha - stock.adobe.com

Parents urged to claim benefit worth thousands as criteria extended

MPs are warning the Government to do more to tackle the increase in smart devices being used in domestic abuse cases

MPs warn of baby monitors and smart speakers enabling domestic abuse

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over

We have to adapt to changes and become more resilient to weather. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Pledge to protect lives and wellbeing in UK

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire

Sustrans volunteers planting around 250 trees and shrubs along Warwickshire’s longest greenway - the Lias Line - during the end of 2022 and at the start of 2023. Photo supplied by Sustrans

More improvements set for greenway thanks to nearly £2.5M in funding

UK Weather: Flood alerts issued for parts of the UK

The 1975's set in Malaysia was cancelled after Matty Healy and Ross McDonald kissed on stage - Credit: Getty

The 1975 set stopped after Matty Healy kisses bandmate in Malaysia

Asian hornets have been spotted in the Dover area in Kent

Public warned as Asian hornets spotted in Dover

Biart Place in June 2009. Google Street View.

Crunch moment for social housing

Councils have called for a total ban on disposable vapes by 2024

Local councils call for total ban on disposable vapes by 2024

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

Raising the value of benefits would have been preferable to sending out a string of lump sum cost of living payments to households, according to a leading UK economics thinktank which has dubbed the sporadic cash boosts an “ineffective sticking plaster”.

Cost of living payments are ‘ineffective sticking plaster’, warns IFS

The UK is not on track to reach legally binding targets to reduce carbon pollution. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Where does the UK sit in the world rankings?

Empire Cinema group enters administration - full list of closures

Striking teachers from the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally in Parliament Square on 5 July 2023 in London, United Kingdom. NEU members are striking to win a fully-funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Teachers walk out for second day this week over pay

Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters who demand ‘no more U-turns’ from Labour leader

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters

A Just Stop Oil protester runs onto Court 18 and releases confetti

Just Stop Oil disrupt Wimbledon with ‘orange confetti & jigsaw pieces’

Secondary school children will now get to have their flu vaccinations to reduce the risk of transmission to more vulnerable groups. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Flu vaccines to be offered to secondary pupils from September