Healey's Budget set to ignore the squeezed middle: Chancellor confirms gas standing charges will be axed next year - but Martin Lewis says four-in-10 face paying more

Daily Mail - Oct 28, 2026

Ahead of his debut fiscal showpiece the Chancellor this morning confirmed that standing charges on gas bills will be scrapped for around 23 million homes.

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Inside Manchester's pioneering Islamic school

Oct 28, 2026

Inside Manchester's pioneering Islamic school

As Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls celebrates 35 years and becomes the city's first secondary school to earn UNICEF Gold status, Acting Headteacher Jamila Kossar MBE reflects on its journey from six pupils in a terrace house to an Ofsted Outstanding icon.

The five-bed Victorian house in affluent Stockport suburb with the most beautiful bathroom

Oct 28, 2026

The five-bed Victorian house in affluent Stockport suburb with the most beautiful bathroom

Our latest Property of the Week boasts stunning bespoke interior and landscaped gardens

'We moved here for green land, but never thought in a million years they would build that monstrosity'

Oct 28, 2026

'We moved here for green land, but never thought in a million years they would build that monstrosity'

Proposals which could see the UK's biggest data centre built on green land near Little Bollington have been slammed by locals

Marks and Spencer's £10 top 'goes well with so many things' shoppers buy all 11 colours

Oct 28, 2026

Marks and Spencer's £10 top 'goes well with so many things' shoppers buy all 11 colours

"Very easy top to wear, goes well with so many things and adds a pop of colour."

What time is Budget 2026 statement today and what announcements is John Healey expected to make

Oct 28, 2026

What time is Budget 2026 statement today and what announcements is John Healey expected to make

John Healey will deliver the Budget this afternoon in the House of Commons

Fresh plans for flats on 95-year-old town centre bakery site

Oct 28, 2026

Fresh plans for flats on 95-year-old town centre bakery site

A bakery boss has submitted new plans to build flats behind his 95-year-old high street shop after his initial project was rejected.

‘I’m going to be talking about things on this tour that would get me flogged in Dubai’

Oct 28, 2026

‘I’m going to be talking about things on this tour that would get me flogged in Dubai’

Camp comedy star to bring saucy new show to the county after releasing crime novel.

‘It’s embarrassing’: Council to hand back thousands of pounds in wrongly issued fines

Oct 28, 2026

‘It’s embarrassing’: Council to hand back thousands of pounds in wrongly issued fines

A council is having to hand back thousands of pounds after wrongly dishing out fines for offences like dog fouling.

Long-awaited redevelopment of flattened pub completed as units appear on market

Oct 28, 2026

Long-awaited redevelopment of flattened pub completed as units appear on market

A multi-million-pound redevelopment of a flattened pub has finally been completed more than two decades after the boozer’s closure.

'Not again, please': Mum's shock after second crash outside family home

Oct 28, 2026

'Not again, please': Mum's shock after second crash outside family home

A mum has spoken of her disbelief after a crash outside her home wrote off her car, just 19 months after her daughter narrowly escaped being crushed.

School probes complaint that teacher told pupil to ‘get on knees and beg’ for help

Oct 28, 2026

School probes complaint that teacher told pupil to ‘get on knees and beg’ for help

A school has investigated a parent's complaint that a teacher told a pupil to “get on his knees and beg” when he asked for help during a lesson.

Woman laughed after kicking and punching female police officer

Oct 28, 2026

Woman laughed after kicking and punching female police officer

Body-cam footage caught the moment a female police officer was attacked while responding to an emergency call.

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