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several organisations in the uk who researchers have linked to repatriations didn't respond to a request for comments. maria has spent decades investigating the mystery of her own early life. my advice to women who have gone through this and are going through it is to keep strong. there's always a paper trail. it might have taken me a0 years, but, eventually, the bits and pieces were coming together. she hopes a bigger picture will become clear — the full truth about the lonely westward journeys across the irish sea. chris page, bbc news. now, thousands of us will be looking to get away this summer, but this year a foreign break is likely to cost significantly more. new figures show that prices for package holidays to many popular destinations have risen steeply over the last year. 0ur cost of living correspondent

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in the price cap from july. a typical energy bill will fall to £2,074 a year — that's a drop ofjust over £400. the cap is now lower than the uk government's energy price guarantee at £2,500, which was limiting the cost of our bills. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. for nicole, energy bills are always on her mind. just a lot of things, even boiling a kettle. doing my washing, having the tv on for a couple of hours to watch a film. partner gaming, just things like that. with two girls at home, she's forever topping up her prepay gas and electricity meters. a lot more, more regular than what i used to do. so i'd be like, "why do i need to top up again?" it feels like i've just done it. so, yeah, i do notice i've done it a lot more. and then i was like, "i could have done something else with that." "could have treated kids to something more nicer, day out, just simple stuff."

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when i was stopped and searched over a dozen times as a young boy, so the acknowledgement of the chief constable is very welcome. this is the largest force to issue a public acknowledgement that it suffers from institutional racism and discrimination. the chief constable said it now needs to move beyond words and focus on action, but that acknowledging the issue existed was vital for real change to happen. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. most households in england, scotland and wales will see their gas and electricity bills come down this summer after the energy regulator 0fgem announced a cut in the price cap from july. a typical energy bill will fall to £2,074 a year, that's a drop ofjust over £1100. it is the first fall in domestic energy prices for nearly three years. but bills remain very high. they are still around double what they were before the energy crisis. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. hello, kirat. you're here!

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in portugal, police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann have finished their latest three—day search. the operation at a reservoir about 30 miles from where the three—year—old vanished in 2007 has been led by german police — who have named christian brueckner as their main suspect. the 45—year—old is currently serving a prison sentence for raping a woman in the same area. 0ur correspondent daniel sandford is there. is it any clearer now what they have been doing? yes. i is it any clearer now what they have been doin: ? , ~ , . ., been doing? yes, i think it is clear and now what _ been doing? yes, i think it is clear and now what they _ been doing? yes, i think it is clear and now what they have _ been doing? yes, i think it is clear and now what they have been - been doing? yes, i think it is clear l and now what they have been doing. we are standing on the peninsular that goes out from the western bank of the reservoir out into the water, and this is where the police work has been taking place over the last three days. we have watched it from a vantage point about 100 metres away for most of the three days, and we have seen sniffer dogs, people with poles and rakes, we have seen heavy machinery making pass through the woods, but all the time there's

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raising money as long as he can. you're live with bbc news. to the uk now — and the cost of living rose more than expected last month, thanks largely to the soaring price of food. inflation, that's the rate at which prices are increasing, was 10.1% in march — down from 10.4% in february. but analysts had expected it drop more than that. the rising cost of food and drink takes a lot of the blame it — has gone up by almost 20% in a year. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. here come the sausages. it's hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten portions. in eight weeks, it's grown to almost 150 portions. demand has skyrocketed over the last

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decade. it is for a prearranged checkup, and the vatican have insisted that the pope, who was admitted this afternoon, by appointment for previously scheduled checks, they have said that it is the case that the pope is looking forward to his own retirement but we will bring you any more from the vatican on the health of the pope as soon as we get it. the number of homes available to rent in the uk has fallen by a third over the past 18 months. this sharp drop in the number of listings, means that prospective tenants are now facing an 11% price hike to secure a property. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. there's been times where i've said, right, yes, i'll take this one, i love it, it's perfect and then

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via direct debit. energy companies say these meters help ensure customers don't fall into too much debt. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. so the noodles have just been placed into boiling water. everyone here is keen to stay warm, have a chat and learn how to cook without spending a fortune. i've got an electric throw and i plug that in, put that around me, rather than put an electric fire on. get stuck in. jackie's here with her pals judy, madge and joe. but while they all pay by direct debit, jackie's gas is on a pre—payment meter. and her gas costs more as a result. it isn't fair. everybody should be paying the same amount. but, you know, that's the way it goes at the moment. mary turns 80 this year and was switched to a pre—payment meter for gas and electricity after struggling to pay her bills. she says the thought of not being able to get out to the shops to top up in bad weather does worry her, and, occasionally, she's

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