UK households have been hit by a wave of increasing bills this month, from council tax, gas and electricity going up, to water companies raising prices by more than 25 per cent on average. Paul Brand looks at what impact this will have on customers stretched by the cost of living crisis and what people can do to soften the blow.

Getting appointments to see GPs can be tricky, and with preventable illnesses a major factor that can affect the quality of viewers' lives, what can we all do to look after ourselves? Dr Amir Khan investigates what works and what doesn't when it comes to staying healthy at home.