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Jennifer Jones sorts her bills at her small flat in London, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Like millions of people, Jones, 54, is struggling to cope as energy and food prices skyrocket during Britain's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The former school supervisor has health problems and relies on government benefits to get by, but her welfare payments are nowhere near enough to cover her sharply rising bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens
By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press
Fri,08/26/22-1:39AM , 642 Reads
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An electricity pylon is seen in Lydd, southern England, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. A deepening cost-of-living crisis in Britain is about to worsen, with millions of people expected to pay more a year on their household energy bills starting in October. The U.K. energy regulator on Friday, Aug. 26 is set to announce the latest price cap, which is the maximum amount that gas suppliers can charge customers per unit of energy. It could mean people pay up to 3,600 pounds ($4,240) a year for heating and electricity. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

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UK energy bills are skyrocketing. Why is it happening?
By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press
Thu,08/25/22-3:49AM , 1,219 Reads
LONDON (AP) — A cost-of-living crisis in Britain is about to get worse, with millions of people paying about 80% more a year on their household energy bills starting in October.
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Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, June 7, 2022. The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. Wallace has won admirers for his straight talk, particularly among Conservative lawmakers who pressed for the U.K. to increase its defense spending. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

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UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race
By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press
Sat,07/09/22-9:33AM , 357 Reads
LONDON (AP) — A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race ruled himself out of the contest Saturday.
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From left, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive at No 9 Downing Street for a media briefing on May 7, 2021. The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. (Toby Melville/PA via AP, file)

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Conservative contenders who could succeed Boris Johnson
By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press
Thu,07/07/22-7:19AM , 374 Reads
LONDON (AP) — A Conservative leadership contest will take place in coming weeks after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday he is resigning as the party's leader — though he will continue to serve as prime minister until a succes
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