15 h. ago Brits face being pummelled with higher bills for years as Ofgem lays out plans for push towards 'Net Zero' power and upgrades to gas

Levies on bills are due to rise £108 by 2031 to cover the cost of the huge investment in the electricity and gas network, regulator Ofgem has revealed.

Events

18 h. ago UK household bills set to rise just one week after £150 energy announcement

Ofgem has given the green light to an initial £28 billion of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure

Economics

18 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: SSP and Future shares surge, £28bn energy plan to lift bills

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Economics

18 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Boost for SSP and Future, £28bn energy plan to lift bills

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Economics

19 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Energy bills to rise, SSP and Future shares surge

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Science

20 h. ago Energy bills to go up by £108 a year to pay for 'more resilient' gas and electricity networks

Gas bills will have to go up by an average of £48, while electricity bills will rise by £60 a year on average.

Economics

20 h. ago Brits face being pummelled with higher bills for years as Ofgem lays out plans for push towards 'Net Zero' power

Levies on bills are due to rise £108 by 2031 to cover the cost of the huge investment in the electricity and gas network, regulator Ofgem has revealed.

Events

20 h. ago Brits face being pummelled with higher bills for years as Ofgem lays out plans for 'Net Zero' power grid

Ofgem has increased the allowed investment spend from the initial £24billion that was provisionally given the go ahead in the summer.

Politics

20 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Energy bills to rise, Frasers and SSP post results

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Science

20 h. ago UK energy bills to rise by £108 to pay for infrastructure upgrades

Britain’s energy watchdog gives go-ahead to initial £28bn of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure but reveals move will push up network charges

Economics

20 h. ago Energy bills set to go up by £108 a year to pay for "more resilient" gas and electricity networks

Gas bills will have to go up by an average of £48, while electricity bills will rise by £60 a year on average.

Economics

20 h. ago Household energy bills to rise after watchdog approves £28bn investment

Ofgem has increased the allowed investment spend from the initial £24 billion that was provisionally given the go ahead in the summer.

Economics

67 h. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

67 h. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to reform jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

68 h. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap some jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

69 h. ago David Lammy to unveil major justice reforms to tackle 'courts emergency'

The Deputy Prime Minister will lay out his plan in parliament today to tackle the 'courts emergency' over a backlog of cases totalling more than 78,000.

Events

3 d. ago Hole in Antarctic ozone layer shrinks to smallest since 2019, scientists say

EU’s Copernicus monitoring service hails ‘reassuring sign’ of progress observed this year in hole’s size and durationThe hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic this year was the smallest and shortest-lived since 2019, according to European space scientists, who described the finding as a “reassuring sign” of the layer’s recovery.The yearly gap in what scientists have called “planetary sunscreen” reached a maximum area of 21m sq km (8.1m sq miles) over the southern hemisphere in September – well below the maximum of 26m sq km reached in 2023 – and shrank in size until coming to an early close on Monday, data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (Cams) shows. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate

Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissionsMore than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.”The letter, published on Wednesday, was signed by the Amazon workers anonymously, and comes a month after Amazon announced mass layoff plans as it increases adoption of AI in its operations. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How cult leader ‘Commander Butcher’ plotted to sow mayhem across US

Guilty plea by far-right activist lays bare plans for bombings, school shootings and Santas handing out poisoned candiesMichail Chkhikvishvili, a self-described cult leader who called himself “Commander Butcher”, did not look like a Hollywood vision of a contemporary terrorist, despite the bizarre, almost made-for-TV extremist actions he planned, such as having people dressed as Santa Claus hand out poison candies on the streets of New York.Chkhikvishvili appeared in a Brooklyn court last week as one might find an office IT tech: close-cropped hair and black-rimmed glasses, attentive, clear-spoken and cooperative as he was questioned about his understanding of a plea that could see him imprisoned for up to 18 years at his March sentencing. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Energy price cap: Ofgem confirms January 2026 UK bill rise despite predictions of a fall

Households are bracing for higher winter costs as government schemes and market volatility push up energy spending 🔌

Economics