Record-smashing US heat wave surges from West to East
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the West toward the East Coast, placing nearly 100 million Americans under heat alerts.
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Sadiq Khan backs calls for maximum workplace temperature in UK
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Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar
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England risks building new ‘death traps’ as experts warn of overheating crisis
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Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders
Watchdog says about 1,700 people were affected during a price surge triggered by the Middle East crisisHeating oil customers whose deliveries were cancelled when the war in the Middle East caused a price surge are to receive compensation of up to £350 each following an investigation by the UK competition watchdog.As the crisis unfolded, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was investigating heating oil suppliers after complaints that existing orders were being scrapped,
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Heating oil customers to get compensation after price hikes
The cost of hearing oil spike following the US-Israel war with Iran which forced up crude prices.
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Andy Burnham must act fast on the climate – or risk getting stuck in a ‘derailment’ doom loop | Laurie Laybourn
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