Struggling households owe billions of pounds in unpaid council tax, but bills are expected to keep rising in the years ahead. Newly-published figures show £6.6bn is owed to local authorities in England, with an extra £642m having been added to those arrears in the year to April. Separate data from Scotland and Wales means the...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Energy policy analysts are in broad agreement about one consequence of major legislation that Republicans are currently pushing through Congress: It will raise energy prices for the average American household by hundreds of dollars, once all is said and done. That’s...
Jane Downs BBC North East Investigations Stephanie Miskin BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations Christine Bell Christine Bell (centre) regularly undertakes a 400-mile round trip to support her father Colin (left) and did the same for her late mother, Beryl (right) As retirement age rises for many people, more grown-up children than ever are providing their...