Furious couple are refusing to pay council house rent over broken heating that has left ...
(World News UK)

A FURIOUS couple are refusing to pay rent on their council house because their heating didn't work for EIGHT years. Trevor and Joanne Thirkettle are demanding £10,000 in compensation claiming they have been left "freezing" in their own home. MEN Media 5 They have been forced to use an expensive gas fire to keep some heat - but bitter winters left their Hull home extremely cold. A fault in their thermostat went undetected for years before it was fixed in April...