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Liverpool Echo
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Ben Turner SWNS & Gemma Jones

Girl, 7, only has 'days to live' but mum can't afford to keep her warm

The mum of a terminally ill girl with just "days to live" says she can't afford to keep the heating on due to the cost of living crisis.

Energy regulators recently increased the energy price cap, seeing energy bills soar by 54%. For many households, this meant utility costs increased by an extra £700 each year - leaving many having to choose between food and heat.

Anastasia Hazell, seven, was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour last March and given just one year to live. Mum, Alexandra Hazell, 35, said she is struggling to keep the heating on in the family's home as her daughter's condition deteriorates.

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