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Firstly, making the national headlines is the suggestion from Rishi Sunak that there will be no extra support for people facing soaring energy bills until the Autumn. The Chancellor of the Exchequer made the comments as he faced his first Commons grilling since delivering his widely criticised spring statement to MPs last week.
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He told MPs: “It clearly is very difficult today to speculate on energy prices in the autumn. Let’s wait until we get there”.
The national papers have reported there could be major disagreements between Mr Sunak and Boris Johnson about what measures should be taken to tackle rising energy bills. The Prime Minister has reportedly stated the government needs to “do more” to help people.
In Plymouth and the surrounding areas, multiple fires were reported across Dartmoor National Park yesterday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue confirmed 12 fire engines were deployed to tackle the blaze.
Police were also at the scene and closed the A386 from Tavistock to Okehampton. Devon County Council has told drivers to find alternative routes and to expect delays in the area.
Elsewhere, in Mutley a lorry collided with a bridge. The structure itself was luckily undamaged and trains were able to run again shortly after.
The lorry itself suffered significant damage. To read more follow the link here.
A city councillor has apologised for sharing what some have argued was an offensive tweet about Anne Frank, saying he had not fully read it before retweeting it to his 16,400 followers.
Independent Drake ward councillor Chaz Singh was criticised during the full council meeting last Monday night by Labour's Stoke ward Cllr Jemima Laing who ask the new Conservative leader of the council, Richard Bingley, if he was content to allow the chair of the equalities working group to retain his role – read more here.
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A police officer at the scene of an ongoing Dartmoor fire says the blaze near the A386 resulted from a controlled fire which had become uncontrollable. APS Symonds, who is based at Tavistock Police Station, said the moors fire was started by swaling on the afternoon of Monday, March 28.
APS Symonds said there had been concern around the wind and whether the fire would continue to be out of control but she said that was not the case. A search and rescue team was also asked to assist over the possibility of a mass evacuation being needed, but this was not needed.
Swaling is carried out to get rid of overgrown vegetation on open moorland, which restricts public access and, during the warmer months, presents a significant risk of wildfires. In this instance it appears the swaling itself was out of control.
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