Pastor Carl Lentz took to Instagram for the first time since he was terminated from Hillsong Church in November 2020, after admitting he had been unfaithful in his marriage.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that Brits can expect more government support as energy prices soar.
Johnson, who was visiting Dorset to mark a £5billion superfast internet project, spoke to reporters about the current cost of living crisis. The PM warned that Brits will face a tough few months, but that the government was committed to helping with the cost of energy.
He also reassured people that his successor as prime minister – Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak – would be able to provide “a further package of support”.
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“Whichever of the two candidates gets in next week, what the Government is also going to do is provide a farther package of support for helping people with the cost of energy,” he said.
“What we’ve got to do is get through the tough months – and I’m not going to shrink from this, it is going to be tough in the months to come,” he said.
However, Mr Johnson said he wanted to give people a “sense of hope and perspective”, as Britain's consumption of Russian fossil fuels had already declined, and the Government had a “long-term British energy security strategy”.
“We’re putting in more nuclear – you’re going to be hearing more about that later this week – and we’re putting in absolutely shedloads of wind power”.
It comes after Ofgem announced last week that energy price cap will rise again - sending the average household bill rocketing to £3,549 from October.
This means the yearly gas and electricity bill for the average household will rise from from £1,971 - more than 80 per cent. Energy bills will be around £2,300 more than a year earlier.
The announcement came today amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis, with petrol
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Billie Shepherd was left in hysterics as husband Greg Shepherd "sparkled" in a fake pregnancy bump.The stars of Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries took part in The Sparkle Walk fundraiser for Haven House Children's Hospice in east London on Friday 2 September.The pregnant former The Only Way Is Essex star, 32, took to social media to share a clip of broker Greg, 37, and stepdad Dave Chatwood apparently on their way to the charity event.The men were dressed up as Billie and her mum Suzie Wells, respectively, complete with wigs, sunglasses – and in Greg's case, a fake baby bump and handbag. Billie posted to the clip to her Instagram stories, with a caption filled with crying laughing emojis. She told her 2.6 million followers: "Don't ask.
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