The free kettle trick I use to cut £25 a month off my energy bills

The head of Octopus Energy has warned energy prices could rise even further in the winter.

Households could be faced with another energy shock in October - with the possibility that bills could surge by a further £600, according to reports. Families could be hit with further increases just months after April's energy price cap hike, which has added £693 to the average bill, reports The Sun.

watch here or at the bottom. “The antitrust division at Justice needs to begin the process of considering which American companies need to be broken up once and for all, for competition sake and ultimately for the good of consumers who pay the bills.”Ingraham also warned that businesses like Apple and Disney should learn to stay in their lane instead of diving “into contentious political issues about which they know nothing” because they risk alienating part of their consumer base.“You guys have products and services that 74 million Trump voters — they don’t need to purchase if they don’t want to,” she continued.

Phone, broadband, TV and energy bills have all increased on 1 April as the cost of living crisis worsens across the UK.

Ariana Grande has partnered with Pledge – a charity-centric fundraising platform – to launch the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, which the singer and actress says was founded “to support organizations providing direct services and advocating for the rights of trans youth”.The fund was launched on Thursday (March 31), which marked this year’s International Transgender Day Of Visibility. It aims to fight back against a growing onslaught of transphobic legislation in the US, such as bills launched in Arizona and Texas to impede on the rights of transgender children. “Right now,” Grande said in a statement announcing the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, “there hundreds of bills pending in state legislatures across the United States that target trans youth and aim to curb their rights.

The cost of living squeeze is going to get tighter this month as millions of households face soaring bills on top of a 1.25 percentage point National Insurance Contributions hike to help pay for health and social care across the UK.

With hundreds of customers struggling to update their latest meter readings before the energy price cap price increased today, Shell Energy customers have taken to social media to raise concerns that their readings will be counted as at the higher rate. The firm's website was down at various points across the day yesterday, as thousands of people took Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis' advice to update their supplier with their usage on the day dubbed #MeterReadingDay.

Ariana Grande is helping raise money for trans youth.

This is Frank Burton - who died in a suspected gas explosion at his house in Wythenshawe.

Submitting meter readings, normally a straightforward task, became a dilemma after several energy websites crashed.

Owner of the Mrs Mummypenny finance blog Lynn Beattie explains that she goes through her essential bills and direct debits to break down what she can cancel and where she can get a better deal.

Cannes has confirmed our scoop from last month by announcing details of the Top Gun: Maverick screening and the Tom Cruise special tribute. This is expected to be the film’s international premiere with the global premiere in San Diego. Press release from the festival below:

A mum who has made a name for herself as a personal finance guru says she managed to cut £912 from her monthly household spending by cutting just three bills. Lynn Beattie, who is better known as Mrs MummyPenny, has revealed some of her top tips as the cost of living continues to soar for households across the country.

The cost of living crisis will deepen for many households from today as energy bills are set to skyrocket due to an increase in the price cap.

Brits are facing higher bills this month as the cost of living crisis rumbles on. A number of changes that will affect your wallet come into force this month - and several with impact your finances from today.

Amy Schneider is spending the day at the White House!

Rishi Sunak should come back with an emergency budget to get families through the cost of living crisis, trade unionists have demanded.

“Jeopardy!” champ Amy Schneider visited the White House on Thursday for Trans Day of Visibility, where she called several anti-trans bills “really scary,” but added she’s hopeful that the current wave of anti-trans legislation will “soon be seen as a thing of the past.”After meeting with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Schneider told reporters, “I’m just really, really honored to be here and really grateful that this is being celebrated and the trans people are being celebrated in a place like this.”When asked about bills that would ban trans youth from receiving gender-affirming healthcare or ones like Missouri’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” that would bar trans girls from junior high through college from girls’ teams, Schneider said, “They’re really scary.” “Some of them in particular that are drying medical services to trans youth. Those are life-saving medical treatments, and … these bills will cause the deaths of children, and that’s really sad to me,” she added. “It’s really frightening.”Amy Schneider (@jeopardamy) visits White House Press Briefing Room.

Visibility is essential.

Martin Lewis is urging people ‘not to panic’ if they are unable to submit their energy meter readings today.

Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has warned people not to break the law ahead of gas and electric bill increases after fans questioned him about their meter readings. From April 1 households all across the UK will see a sharp increase in their energy bills, but there are ways to mitigate the sharp costs.

Labour leader Keir Starmer chose Bury to launch his party’s local election campaign today before meeting shoppers and traders in nearby Ramsbottom.

The cost of living is rising dramatically and if there's one place we feel it, it's at the supermarket.

Energy regulator Ofgem has issued advice to consumers who are experiencing issues with submitting their meter readings. It comes just a day before energy bills are set to skyrocket due to an increase in the energy cap for suppliers.

A finance savvy mum discovered she could make savings of £912 per month to help deal with increasing energy prices. Lynn Beattie, who runs the Mrs Mummypenny finance blog, gave the tip on her blog which is full of practical money-saving advice. From tomorrow, energy prices will increase by around 50% across the board affecting every user in the UK.

Martin Lewis' frustration was clear to see as he appeared on This Morning on Thursday. It comes after a heavy TV and radio presence from the Money Saving Expert founder ahead of energy prices rocketing on Friday (April 1).

J. Kim Murphy NBCUniversal has announced that it is developing “Pinned,” a new dramatic scripted series about the world of wrestling.“Pinned” comes from Universal Content Productions and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. The production is billed as a dramatic series with a logline touting “an adrenalized upstairs-downstairs soap that gives a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional wrestling promotion and the unforgettable characters that populate it.”“Pinned” will offer a look into the world of wrestling culture, documenting the mayhem both within the locker room and the boardroom of wrestling organizations.Craig O’Neill serves as an executive producer on the series, alongside Tom Rinaldi.

Summer is on its way and what better way to save money on your energy bills than stocking your freezer to the brim with ice lollies. However if your freezer is looking a little empty, now could be the perfect time to ensure that it is packed full of your favourite treats. Freezers work best when they are full because the appliances have to use energy to cool down the warm air that enters when the door is opened.

Energy providers are struggling to keep up with the demand from Scots eager to log meter readings ahead of a 54% rise in the energy price cap.

As energy bills are set to soar even further as the cost of living crisis continues to pinch it can feel daunting to consider the arrival of your next bill. Next month, energy prices will increase by around 50% across the board affecting every user in the UK. Most energy firms are increasing their standard tariffs to the maximum allowed by the Ofgem price cap - £1,971 - from April 1.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Daily Wire, a conservative media organization with no history of producing children’s programming, is using Disney’s opposition to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law as a rallying point to enter the business of kids entertainment.The Nashville-based company announced Wednesday that it plans to invest at least $100 million over the next three years into live-action and animated kids’ content. The right-wing outlet’s first content targeted at children is supposed to launch on Daily Wire’s subscription platform in the spring of 2023; it didn’t detail any kids’ shows or movies that it may have in the works.Americans are “tired of giving their money to woke media companies who want to indoctrinate their children with radical race and gender theory,” Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing said in announcing the initiative.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding working parents in Scotland not to miss out on the chance to get up to £2,000 a year to pay for regulated childcare, including holiday clubs and other out-of-school activities, during the Easter holidays.

Zack Sharf Ron Perlman slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week after he signed into law the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill on March 28. The “Hellboy” and “Don’t Look Up” actor posted a video to his Twitter page in which he called DeSantis a “fucking Nazi pig” and a “piece of shit.”  The legislation, officially titled the Parental Rights in Education Bill, bans kindergarten to third grade classrooms from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity topics.