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More big energy users to get help as support plan expanded

support they would have received if BICS had been in place from April 2026, the government said. The scheme will be funded through changes to the energy system and government expenditure, with no impact

Minister to propose £100 oil payment for lower income households

UK government for home heating bills was insufficient. "I will be wanting to work with my executive colleagues to get that support out to people as quickly as possible," she said. "But clearly the executive

How the Iran war is hitting the UK

Ukraine in 2022, this is a hit to their household finances that is hard to manage. Although the government has urged people not to worry, sporadic queues at petrol stations and talk of a return

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

UK, Tuesday urged Israel and [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) to “seize this opportunity” ahead of talks between the two nations in Washington.** Britain’s foreign ministry posted the ministers’ joint statement saying “direct negotiations

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

support service [Lifeline](https://www.lifeline.org.au/) is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at [befrienders.org](http://www.befrienders.org/).* ## What else we’ve been reading ![Stop-motion American football characters in a Green

First Thing: Former FBI director James Comey indicted over Instagram seashells post

Ukraine and action on the climate crisis. In a speech that will be interpreted as an appeal to Donald Trump to return to the US’s traditional European alliances, Charles said: “America’s words carry

Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

Ukraine, and as many as 6,100 demonstrations in the first month against Israel’s war on Gaza. “The absence of major anti-war protests in the US is somewhat puzzling, especially given that

First Thing: Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan

support for Taiwan, a self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory. Xi has made “unification” with Taiwan a core priority for his legacy and has not ruled

A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one

2026 in a more febrile state than they were in 2008, will policymakers even have the tools to solve it? Before the crisis that engulfed the world economy in 2008, there were early warning signals

Monday briefing: Trump’s late-night deal with Iran

Ukraine*** | One of the country’s most significant religious sites, Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, [was set on fire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/kyiv-pechersk-lavra-monastery-on-fire-russian-attacks-ukraine) after continuing Russian bombardment. 3. ***Defence*** | The strategic defence review row drags on, after