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<TEXT>Up to a quarter of all households in England and Wales have fallen into fuel
poverty because of soaring energy prices.

Wales and eastern England top the table - with a third spending 10 per cent or
more of their income on energy bills.

They've risen by an average of 633 pounds in just over five years - to nearly
13-hundred pounds a year.

Tom Lyon from USwitch says its research is worrying.

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<TEXT>North Somerset Council says rejoining an organisation which acts as a 'talking shop' for local authorities will help them save money.

Membership to the Local Government Association will cost the council around forty thousand pounds a year - but the council says the association will act on their behalf to try and reclaim money lost in Icelandic bank Landsbanki - and they can split costs for certain other issues.

It also means council members could be eligable for roles on boards connected with the organisation.
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<TEXT>The debate over public sector pensions goes to the High Court this morning.

It'll decide whether the Government acted unlawfully by changing the way annual increases are calculated.
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<TEXT>Patients in care homes in England are being put at risk, because the watchdog responsible for monitoring them isn't doing its job properly.

The Care Quality Commission's only completed half the number inspections it should have done.
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<TEXT>There's concerns today people in North Somerset who have given up work to be a full-time carer - could be missing out on benefits they're entitled to.

Crossroads Care are holding an information day inside the main foyer of Weston Hospital today for anyone in that position to find out more.
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<TEXT>Kim Kardashian's husband says he wants their marriage annulled.

Kris Humphries' lawyers have filed papers in court in LA - claiming fraud, although they don't give any details.

She applied for divorce in October - just 10 weeks after their wedding.
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