The government has launched an energy saving campaign to provide advice on how to cut bills by bringing down the amount of energy needed to keep homes warm.
The "It All Adds Up" campaign includes features on tips on simple, low or no-cost actions that can be taken immediately to cut energy use and save money.
There is also advice on longer term measures that will have an effect in the future as well.
The £18 million campaign is being launched on a new website. There will also be adverts on TV, radio and digital platforms.

A new £2 bus journey scheme is set to start on 1 January.
The Get Around for £2 scheme will be in place from January to March next year. Bus operators launched a promotion campaign today.
The scheme is funded by £60 million of government investment, and will cap single journeys at £2 across England and outside of London.
The scheme is intended to encourage more commuters to take the bus and reduce emissions and congestion.
130 bus operators will be involved in the scheme.

The Environment Agency has launched new flood warning services for parts of Kent and Surrey.
The services are for 3,259 properties and came into effect on 7 December.
The services are available in six new flood warning areas - Dorking, Horley, Redhill, Whitstable, Herne Bay and Folkestone.
The new service aims to make flood warnings more targeted and enable homeowners to prepare to respond in good time.
Homes and business owners will automatically enrolled to the new service through their mobile phone network.

£3.8 million is to be invested to support green spaces and tree planting projects in London.
Applications for the second round of the Green Resilient Spaces Fund are now open.
£3 million is available for projects to create or improve green spaces and £800,000 for large scale tree planting to improve climate resilience.
The fund will prioritise projects in areas that are vulnerable to climate change, areas with low tree canopy cover or areas where residents are more than a 10-minute walk from green space.

The Regulator of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has taken action against Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) after an investigation found widespread failings on damp and mould.
The investigation follows the coronor's verdict on the death of Awaab Ishak. The coroner found that mould in his home contributed to the five-year-old's death.
The investigation by the Regulator of Social Housing found that Rochdale Boroughwide Housing had breached the regulator's consumer and governance standards.

Nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have begun the biggest strike in the history of the NHS.
Urgent and life-preserving care will still go ahead, though routine surgery and other planned treatment is likely to be disrupted.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the strikes are to demand fair pay and patient safety and in objection to years of real-terms pay cuts and concerns over patient safety.
The RCN called for a pay rise to overcome years of real-terms pay cuts and for the recruitment and retainment of nursing staff to protect patient safety.

The Welsh Government has published its provisional local government settlement for 2023-24.
Compared to the current year, core revenue funding for local government will increase by 7.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis and no local authority will receive an increase of less than 6.5 per cent.
Key services provided by local authorities, including social care and education, will be backed by £5.5 billion in Welsh Government Revenue Support Grant and non-domestic rates.
A consultation on the provisional settlement is open now and will close on 2 February 2023.

Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published the latest Scottish Government Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Information statistics.
The stats cover the diversity of core Scottish Government (SG Core) permanent staff and the experiences of different demographic groups and are based on data available as of 31 December 2021.

Social housing tenants in England are set to get training and support in order to help them raise issues with their landlord.
A £500,000 government grant has been awarded to a partnership of experts in the sector to roll out a training package.
Through workshops, forums and online resources, residents will learn how to take an active role in how their home is managed. Support could include advice on how to set up a residents panel or how to challenge a landlord if they fail to meet required standards.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has had a virtual meeting with other G7 leaders. Ukraine's president Zelenskyy also attended.
The leaders paid tribute to the G7's support of Ukraine, with Sunak saying it was clear that Putin is realising he can no longer win on the battlefield and is now resorting to cynical tactics, including attacks on critical national infrastructure.
The prime minister urged the other G7 leaders to combine their efforts and match their support for Ukraine in 2023.