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Charities have written an open letter to Conservative MPs urging them to call on Jeremy Hunt to ‘do the right thing’.

The Scottish Greens and Cosla have said they were not made aware of the policy before it was announced.

The average UK house price was £291,000 in August 2023, which was little changed from 12 months earlier, the Office for National Statistics said.

UK inflation stayed at 6.7% last month as easing food and drink price rises were offset by higher petrol and diesel prices for motorists.

Micheal Martin has said the suffering of the Gazan people was ‘immense’ and ‘extraordinary’.

It comes after the Office for National Statistics revealed on Wednesday that the UK saw inflation remain at 6.7% last month.

British Museum interim director Sir Mark Jones is appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday.

Firms must publish their Citizens Advice customer service rating under a range of measures announced by the regulator.

Two students stand to receive support, covering more than 80% of the total course fees.

The First Minister called for a ceasefire in the region, stressing the ‘root cause’ of the violence should be addressed.

Iranian Hewa Rahimpur, who was living in east London, sourced boats for the network that officials said treated migrants’ lives as a commodity.

More than a third of people surveyed by Censuswide said they value holidays more since the coronavirus pandemic.

The Israeli military has denied responsibility for the explosion, claiming it was the result of a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket.

New users in New Zealand and the Philippines will be required to pay one US dollar a year in order to post to the site and reply to others.

Experts have said a potential increase to the state pension of 8.5% could re-ignite the debate around the sustainability of the triple lock.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said prices are still rising at a ‘punishing’ rate.

Thomas Woldbye started in his role as chief executive on Wednesday.

The Conservative hopeful is seeking to replace former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher as MP for Tamworth in a by-election on Thursday.

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation stayed at 6.7%, the same rate as seen in August.

MI5 director-general Ken McCallum said intelligence services ‘would be silly not to be paying very close attention’ to events in the Middle East.