All existing tariffs will be honoured in full under a planned deal that could create one of Britain’s largest energy suppliers.
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‘True gent’, 91, killed in garage bungalow explosion
Derek Poole’s family say he loved cars and used to be an autograss racer. An investigation is under way.
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Rayner issues ‘last chance’ warning to Starmer and backs Burnham to return
In her first comments since Labour’s election defeats, the ex-deputy PM calls for bolder action from the prime minister.
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Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on despite growing calls for him stand down from his own MPs and the threat of a leadership contest.
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Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus
The specialist team parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory, to treat them.
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Tories are still biggest party on the right, claims Cleverly
Leading Tory brands Reform a “cult of personality” but Reform deputy leader says its electoral success has shaken up politics.
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Britons on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate at hospital site
The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
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SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.
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HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission
The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.
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Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?
Even the prime minister’s most loyal ministers are pushing him to change, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
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More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018
More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year
