9 h. ago Calls grow for households to get refunds after energy companies pocket £4bn excess profits

Campaigners urge Ofgem to refund UK households after energy network companies ‘profit from high inflation’

Economics

29 h. ago Calls grow for Labour to abolish Sentencing Council amid 'two

In updated principles published by the Sentencing Council last week, judges were told to consider a defendant's ethnicity when deciding whether to send them to jail.

Politics

4 d. ago Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report

Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian livesAlmost 1,000 civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured in military drone attacks across Africa as the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles continues unchecked on the continent, according to a report.At least 50 separate deadly strikes by armed forces in Africa have been confirmed during the three years up to November 2024, with analysts describing a “striking pattern of civilian harm” with little or no accountability. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago King Charles attends Sunday church service in Sandringham ahead of meeting with President Zelensky

The King was photographed attending church today in Norfolk - ahead of his meeting with the Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Politics

2 w. ago Customers of 27 energy companies must apply for £150 before February 28

The money can help with paying for gas and electricity at the most expensive time of the year

Economics

3 w. ago Energy network owners have made £3.9bn ‘excess profit’ from higher bills, says report

Citizens Advice believes Ofgem made flawed interest rate calculation for companies in Great Britain The companies behind Great Britain’s gas pipes and power lines have pocketed a windfall of nearly £4bn from household bills during the energy and cost crisis, according to a report.The analysis, by Citizens Advice, argued that energy network owners were able to make the “excess profits” over the past four years after the industry regulator misjudged their costs. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Energy network owners have made £3.9bn from higher bills, says report

Citizens Advice believes Ofgem made flawed interest rate calculation for companies in Great Britain The companies behind Great Britain’s gas pipes and power lines have pocketed a windfall of nearly £4bn from household bills during the energy and cost crisis, according to a report.The analysis, by Citizens Advice, argued that energy network owners were able to make the “excess profits” over the past four years after the industry regulator misjudged their costs. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Energy companies rake in £4bn windfall as British families suffer sky

Families will see their energy bills rise again in April as network companies make billions in profits, report finds

Economics

3 w. ago Millions of Brits dealt utilities bills blow as prices set to soar in six weeks

A third rise in a row in energy bills is expected to be announced next week with water companies begging to hike bills even higher

Economics