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It follows a review by the regulator, Ofgem, of the way suppliers switched often vulnerable customers to paying upfront, without their agreement, after they fell behind with their bills.

As in other countries where the ethical issues have been hotly debated, opponents fear that vulnerable elderly people could feel under pressure to die in order to remove a burden from their families.

They also looked at the girl, whose vulnerable condition was obvious.

He said the birds have killed lambs and also sheep, which can be vulnerable and exposed when they roll onto their backs.

The mother insisted the jail was not suited to deal with his personality disorder, because there was no wing for vulnerable prisoners.