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Prices rose in October and with a similar level now confirmed for the rest of the winter, charities are warning many will struggle to cope with bills or choose to go without heating at the coldest time of year.

Earlier in the week, Scotland recorded its coldest early winter temperature since 1998 when Braemar in Aberdeenshire reached a low of -11.2C.

Temperatures fell to -10C in Tyndrum, Scotland, on Wednesday night, but with a low of -8.7C in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, it was England’s coldest night of the autumn so far.

It was also the coldest night of autumn in Northern Ireland with -3.9C at Katesbridge.

In addition, the U.S. transition from the Biden administration to the new Trump one coincides with a crucial stretch of time for Ukraine, which fears Russia will use the time between now and January to destroy the country’s battered power grid, depriving Ukrainian civilians of heat and light heading into the coldest winter months.