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Sunak has said those not facing financial difficulty from the rise in energy bills could give their money away (PA)

Rishi Sunak reveals that he will give his £400 energy rebate to charity
Sunak has said those not facing financial difficulty from the rise in energy bills could give their money away

Who is eligible for the cost of living package? (PA)

Rishi Sunak announces cost of living package - see if you're eligible

Rishi Sunak announcement: Universal Credit and other claimants to get £600 payment. (PA/Pixabay)

8 million UK households to get £650 payment, Sunak announces - are you eligible?

Rishi Sunak announcement: Chancellor outlines further cost of living support - key points. (PA)

Four key points from Rishi Sunak announcement and what you can claim

Rishi Sunak to give UK households '£400 off energy bills' in cost of living plan. (PA)

Households to get 'free £400 payment' in Rishi Sunak's cost of living plan

Rishi Sunak talking to members of Leyburn U3A

Rishi Sunak column: The importance of accountability in your constituency

Rishi Sunak with Veterans Information Hub staff and supporters

Rishi Sunak column: New Catterick hub offers practical support for Armed Forces veterans

Rishi Sunak about to splice the fibre optic cable to activate the Cotterdale network with B4RN Communications Team Leader Steve Cottam

Rishi Sunak column: 'Good progress in tackling challenges of rural connectivity'

Like thousands of people across the UK, Alison Williams (left) and her husband Mark from Crakehall, Bedale, registered their interest in the Homes for Ukraine scheme on Friday, March 18. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT.

Family waiting nearly a month for refugee family who are still at Ukraine border

Rishi Sunak and Insp Mark Gee talk to cadet Lewis Normanton of Scorton at the passing out parade event

Rishi Sunak column: Police Covenant will ensure support is given to unique workforce

Further intervention could come later this year on the already high 54% energy price cap rise that will take place in April (PA)

Rishi Sunak says even more intervention could come on energy bills before October

Rishi Sunak on Downing Street with the Spring Statement. Credit: PA

New National Insurance Threshold after Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement

Martin Lewis. Credit: PA

Martin Lewis outlines budget key points after Rishi Sunak's Spring statement

Martin Lewis has called for political intervention on the cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis calls for political intervention on cost of living crisis

North Moor House in Northallerton has been described as the final piece of the jigsaw in local mental health care services

Rishi Sunak column: 'North Moor House is the final piece in the jigsaw'

Rishi Sunak talks to AmbaSat’s Martin Platt, right, about his satellite kits, with the CEO of Barclays C.S. Venkatakrishnan and Amy Morgan, manager of Barclays Eagle Lab Northallerton

Rishi Sunak column: Something very exciting is happening at Northallerton's old prison

The Easingwold parish coffin

The parish coffins with special hinged bottoms used for paupers' funerals

Rishi Sunak at the official opening of the new school campus in Northallerton with, from left, head of school Vicki Rahn, student leaders Eleanor Webster and Harrison Greenfield and Richard Crane, CEO of the Areté Learning Trust

Rishi Sunak column: Northallerton School Ofsted 'simply tremendous'

Rishi Sunak aide calls on Northerners to take lower wages because 'London is London'. (PA)

Rishi Sunak aide: Northerners should accept lower wages to compete with London

Rishi Sunak enables the ultrafast broadband for Picton with Sean Royce, CEO of Quickline Communications

Rishi Sunak column: High-quality broadband roll-out continues across North Yorkshire

Rishi Sunak planting a tree with the staff of English Heritage at Richmond Castle

Rishi Sunak column: Why I'm planting trees for the Queen's Jubilee

A vaccinator prepares vaccines at a Covid-19 booster vaccination centre

Rishi Sunak column: I'm proud that North Yorkshire has one of highest Covid vaccine rates in country

This majestic robin was captured by Kevin East

The myths and legends of the Christmas robin

Rishi Sunak meets some of The Friends of the Friarage volunteers at the charity’s AGM held at Romanby Golf Club, from left Carol Parker, Dot Boynton, Ingrid hood and Sheila Atkinson

Rishi Sunak column: Bright future ahead for the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton

Rishi Sunak with Woodland Trust staff at Snaizeholme, near Hawes, where 250,000 trees are to be planted to help combat global warming

Rishi Sunak column: Crucial role of Yorkshire Dales in climate fight

Rishi Sunak places a cross in the Constituency Garden of Remembrance to commemorate the Green Howards

Rishi Sunak column: Honouring those who protect us, at home and abroad

Rishi Sunak outside Number 11, Downing Street, prior to delivering the Budget on Wednesday

Rishi Sunak column: Pre-Budget Sprite and a Twix on the biggest day in my calendar

Beer and cider prices to be slashed as part of Budget alcohol tax overhaul

Beer and cider prices to be slashed as part of Budget alcohol tax overhaul

Budget key points 2021: 8 key announcements from Rishi Sunak's announcement. (PA)

Key points from Rishi Sunak's Budget 2021 announcement - how will it impact you?

What time is the budget today? How to watch Rishi Sunak's announcement. (PA)

What time you can expect Rishi Sunak's Budget announcement and how to watch

Budget 2021: Everything we know so far from wage increases to NHS support

Budget 2021: Everything we know so far from wage increases to NHS support

Budget 2021: National Living Wage to rise to £9.50 per hour. (PA)

National Living Wage to rise to £9.50 per hour as part of Budget announcement

When does the National Living Wage increase? (PA)

Government announce National Living Wage increase - when will it impact your pay?

Budget 2021: What will Rishi Sunak's £6bn NHS funding be spent on? (PA)

Rishi Sunak unveils £6bn budget to tackle NHS backlog - where will the money go?

The Post Office in Northallerton is now in the back of the WH Smith store

Rishi Sunak column: Frustration at Northallerton Post Office hours reduction

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Credit: PA

The changes you might see in Rishi Sunak's Autumn Budget

7 new UK laws and rule changes introduced in October. (PA)

Seven new UK laws and rule changes in October you need to know

Rishi Sunak meets farmers and residents who have taken part in the Bishopdale natural flood management project by one of the scrapes (temporary ponds) created during the work

Rishi Sunak column: The importance of natural measures in slowing the flood waters

Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak held onto their roles in the Cabinet amid the latest reshuffle (Toby Melville/Ian West/PA)

Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak hold onto Cabinet roles amid latest reshuffle

Arqiva CEO Paul Donovan at Bilsdale mast Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

RISHI SUNAK COLUMN Bilsdale transmitter: 'I'm working to speed up mast fix'

Boris Johnson to raise national insurance to pay for social care. (PA)

Boris Johnson set to raise national insurance to pay for social care - reports

Rishi Sunak at No 10 with children and the head of Bainbridge School in 2015

Rishi Sunak column: 'New funding formula is good news for our small, rural schools'

Rishi Sunak climbs the trainasium scaffold to tackle the high-level shuffle bars (inset)

Rishi Sunak column: The growing importance of expanding Catterick Garrison

The church in Crayke

Tragedy of triplets buried in unmarked grave

The Yorkshire Dales near Bainbridge. Picture: Richard Doughty Photography.

A shot of bank holiday beauty

A lucky horseshoe hung on the outside of a building Picture: Mick Gisbourne

Shoe the bad luck away: The origins of the lucky horseshoe

Rishi Sunak on the Kirby Bank Trod with members of the Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group

Rishi Sunak column: Protecting the heritage of Kirby Bank Trod

Dandelions have one of the most effective ways of spreading their seeds

A tasty kind of dandy: How the reputation of the dandelion has been transformed

Pubs, you've been missed Picture: PA

Raising a glass to the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel

As well as being incredibly nutritious, parsley has many superstitions associated with it.

Little green superstitions: Parsley, contraception, and the devil's curse

The view from Church Hill, Crayke, overlooking the Vale of York

Is this the hill where the Grand Old Duke of York marched his 10,000 men up and down?

Blue tits often nest in curious places Picture: MICK GISBOURNE

No need to be blue: The curious nesting habits of the humble blue tit

The ‘slow-flowing’ River Ouse, a contrast to its ‘swift-flowing’ sister river, The Ure.

Go with the flow: Did the River Ure give York its name?

Our cat Marmalade took a while to settle in when we moved house in 1981

New kit on the block: Can rubbing butter on a cat's paws make it settle in a new home?