The regulator said water bills will rise by an average of 36% over the next five years. 

Water bills to rise by an average of £31 a year over next five years

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Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average of £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat has announced.

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The reforms could see people get better access to automatic compensation when things go wrong with their energy bills.

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A project in Sherborne to support families living in deprivation is being supported by Downton Abbey creator Lord Julian Fellowes.

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Those being helped by a youth charity in Bristol say some weeks they have to choose between showering, laundry, or food.

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St Martin is the first parish hall in Guernsey to install solar panels. 

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A Labradoodle puppy is helping to reduce the stigma surrounding the need for support that some people feel particularly during the festive season.

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Gordon Brown at Wales's first Multibank, 'Cwtch Mawr', in Swansea a new charity initiative co-founded by Brown and Amazon aiming to donate more than 300,000 surplus essential goods to 40,000 families in poverty this year

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The shock fall to 1.7% came in well below analyst expectations, and was driven by a fall in airfare and petrol prices.

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A survey of British Overseas Territories has revealed around half of Channel Islanders have struggled to meet living costs in the past 12 months.

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