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• Energy bills to rise hundreds of pounds to three-year high

  Average annual energy bills will rise by £332 in July, more than double the previously anticipated increase, due to high oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran, trusted forecasters predicted.

• Man and woman arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base

  Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said.

• IRA bombing victims withdraw damages claim against Gerry Adams

  Three victims of Provisional IRA bombings in England have discontinued their damages claim against former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams.

• Ex-footballer Joey Barton denied bail on GBH charge

  Former footballer Joey Barton has been denied bail after a court hearing.

• First lab-grown oesophagus successfully implanted in pigs

  Scientists in the UK have created the first lab-grown oesophagus and implanted it in pigs, which have been able to use it to swallow food.

• Angela Rayner slammed over 'negative intervention'

  Angela Rayner was "wrong" to stage a high-profile intervention criticising the direction of Sir Keir Starmer's government this week, Harriet Harman has said.

• Nicola Sturgeon bows out with some farewell advice

  Nicola Sturgeon, the nationalist firebrand who dominated Scottish politics for almost a decade, has bowed out with an emotional valedictory speech.

• Could thousands of students win compensation from universities?

  Almost 200,000 students who were at university during the COVID-19 pandemic are seeking financial compensation.

• Young earners about to have thousands added to student loan repayments

  Changes to the student loans system quietly announced in the last budget have provoked a loud and angry response that has woken up Westminster to what anyone who did a degree in the 2010s, and their parents, already knew.

• Millions for 'toughest ever crackdown' on rat-infested illegal dumps

  The government has said it will directly fund the clear-up of 48,000 tonnes of waste at illegal tips in the north of England, following criticism of a north-south divide on tackling waste crime.