Kate Winslet donates £17,000 to mother for daughter’s life support energy bills

Council had warned family of Freya Hunter, who has cerebral palsy and relies on oxygen, about high bills to come

The actor Kate Winslet has donated 17,000 to a woman facing a sky-high energy bill to operate her daughter's life support equipment.

Carolynne Hunter was warned by Clackmannanshire council, in Scotland, that her bill could hit the high sum next year.