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Sir Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the cut on who receives winter fuel payments could be eased, but did not say when.

The salary increases are 2.8% higher than what the government originally budgeted for.

The board of Phoenix Group, chaired by Sir Nicholas Lyons, is said to be planning to change its name to 200-year old Standard Life later this year, Sky News learns.

Households on the energy price cap will see a 7% reduction in their average annual payments from 1 July, the industry regulator has announced.

The private equity backer of Bonhams and Amber Taverns is among the suitors preparing offers for a portfolio of Merlin Entertainments' Sea Life-branded aquariums, Sky News learns.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows estimated net borrowing of £20.2bn in April - higher than the £17.9bn forecast by economists and the fourth highest April total on record.

The world's biggest cryptocurrency has had a volatile 2025 to date but there are reasons to believe some further momentum is likely.

M&S recently warned that disruption could last into July, but chief executive Stuart Machin says the retailer is "on the road to recovery".

The London-listed industrial group, which is under pressure from an activist investor, will unveil a deal on Thursday to sell one of its four main divisions for between £1.5bn and £2bn, Sky News learns.

The former prime minister, who introduced winter fuel as a universal benefit when chancellor, said there is a strong case for it, but suggests society's richest pensioners could be exempt.