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May182023 by adminNo Comments

Sewage spills: Water bills set to rise to pay for £10bn upgrade

Science

FayBy Esme StallardClimate and Science Reporter, BBC NewsBills could rise after water suppliers in England said they were ready to spend £10bn on tackling sewage spills. The privately owned companies have apologised for the amount of contaminated water being discharged into rivers and seas, amid mounting public anger over the practice.Some campaigners have cautiously welcomed the move, but others say firms are shifting the cost on to billpayers.The industry paid out £1.4bn to shareholders in 2022.Musician and environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey called it a "half apology" that was another attempt to extract more money from customers."What I am actually hearing is no apology for the fact we have paid them for a service we haven't got, they are now suggesting we pay them a second time fo...

Mar82021 by adminNo Comments

Sen. Joe Manchin open to party-line vote on future bills with voting rights legislation now in focus

Finance

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WVA) removes his mask to speak as bipartisan members of the Senate and House gather to announce a framework for fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief legislation at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersSen. Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat from West Virginia, said he would consider passing legislation through a party-line vote again but only in a situation where Democrats have tried to engage Republicans.Manchin's comments come as the Biden administration and Democratic lawmakers look toward other top priorities, including voting rights legislation, after they passed a $ 1.9 trillion Covid relief bill without any Republican support in the evenly divided Senate this weekend.The massive stimulus package was ...

Feb52021 by adminNo Comments

Energy bills to rise by up to £96 for millions as Ofgem hikes price cap

Business

Around 15 million families will see their energy bills rise by up to £96 after the regulator hiked the price cap.The return to pre-coronavirus levels is mainly as a result of increase in wholesale costs, according to Ofgem. For six months from 1 April the price cap will increase by £96 to £1,138 for 11 million default tariff customers, and by £87 to £1,156 for four million pre-payment meter customers.Live COVID updates from UK and around the world Image: Ofgem reviews and changes the price cap once every six months Ofgem points out when wholesale energy prices fell sharply last year in the wake of the first COVID-19 lockdown, the price cap dropped by £84 in October to its lowest level yet for the current winter period.   ...

Jan172021 by adminNo Comments

Buffalo Bills beat Baltimore Ravens, return to AFC Championship Game

Sports

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The Buffalo Bills beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-3 on Saturday night at Bills Stadium to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1993-94 season. The Bills used Taron Johnson's record-tying 101-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter to pull away from the Ravens (12-6) in the divisional-round game. The last time Buffalo reached the AFC title game was Jan. 23, 1994, when it beat the visiting Kansas City Chiefs to play in its fourth straight Super Bowl. Advertisement The second-seeded Bills (15-3) will play the winner of Sunday's game between the Cleveland Browns and Chiefs. If the defending champion Chiefs win, the Bills will travel to Arrowhead Stadium next Sunday. If the Browns emerge victorious, the AFC Championship Game will...

Dec12020 by adminNo Comments

Nearly half of U.S. adults fear surprise bills, do,

Health

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Nearly half of adults in the United States report that concerns over unexpected medical bills keeps them from seeking care, according to a survey by the American Heart Association. In addition, more than 40% of respondents indicated that if they received an unexpected medical bill for $ 1,000, they would not have the money to pay for it, the data showed. Advertisement Two-thirds of respondents with private health insurance also said they have received an unexpected medical bill, and of those, one in three was not able to pay it. Perhaps as a result, more than 80% of survey respondents would like to see Congress pass legislation to end surprise medical billing, the American Heart Association said. "Surprise medical bills are a major driver of financial anxiety and disrupt...