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01Australia commits US$44 million to boost East Timor’s cyber, maritime security 02Falling child vaccination rates raise concern as Hong Kong flu deaths rise 03An estranged mother and daughter face the music in ‘Echoes of Motherhood’04Ebola: Keyamo orders 46 contacts of infected woman placed on 21-day no-fly list 05EFCC arraigns Sierra Leonean over alleged $190,324 property fraud in Lagos 06Leicester hit their lowest ebb - but is Martin turning things around?07Man United’s Carrick not worried about his job despite ‘unacceptable’ loss 08The world is $365 trillion in debt, and the interest bill is climbing01Australia commits US$44 million to boost East Timor’s cyber, maritime security 02Falling child vaccination rates raise concern as Hong Kong flu deaths rise 03An estranged mother and daughter face the music in ‘Echoes of Motherhood’04Ebola: Keyamo orders 46 contacts of infected woman placed on 21-day no-fly list 05EFCC arraigns Sierra Leonean over alleged $190,324 property fraud in Lagos 06Leicester hit their lowest ebb - but is Martin turning things around?07Man United’s Carrick not worried about his job despite ‘unacceptable’ loss 08The world is $365 trillion in debt, and the interest bill is climbing

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Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost

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Published 22 Oct 2026, 4:29 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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Roslynn Garner-Gatley starts using a hot water bottle, bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm.

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