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10:42, Tue, Jan 6, 2026 Updated: 10:47, Tue, Jan 6, 2026 Funeral costs across the UK now vary by thousands of pounds depending on where people live, according to new research. The average price of a ...

Cold weather payments have been triggered across hundreds of postcodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as temperatures plunged across Britain. People on benefits may be in line for an ...

Freezing temperatures across the UK have activated cold weather payments in over 400 postcode areas from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). To help support people during cold snaps like these ...

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The DWP has triggered Cold Weather Payments in over 200 postcode areas in England and Wales today, January 7, as the Met Office has issued a flurry of winter weather warnings. Over half a million ...

Across Britain, people are turning up their heat to fight the cold weather – and driving up bills (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) If the mercury drops to 0°C or below for seven days in a row ...

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