5 h. ago EDF customer who had more than £40,000 stolen from savings account after the energy firm gave his phone number to scammers is offered £50 as a 'goodwill gesture to close the case'

The man had the life-changing sum taken after the energy giant gave out the personal information when the fraudsters passed security using his name and email address.

Economics

3 d. ago EDF offers up to 16 hours of free electricity from this weekend

EDF customers are being urged to take action and earn free electricity for the weekend

Politics

3 d. ago Major energy firm is giving away free electricity next month

The scheme encourages EDF customers to shift some of their electricity use away from weekday peak hours - typically between 4pm and 7pm - in return for free hours

Science

5 d. ago BP to raise oil and gas spending to $10bn a year in pivot away from green goals

Firm confirms plans to scale back green energy efforts and ‘fundamentally reset’ strategyBusiness live – latest updatesBP will abandon its green ambitions by increasing its oil and gas investment to $10bn a year as part of a fundamental reset of the troubled company’s strategy.The company has confirmed that it will scrap its plan to cut its fossil fuel production and will instead grow production to 2.3m–2.5m barrels of oil a day by the end of the decade. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Giant wind farm powered by Chinese turbines is set to receive green light

Ministers are reported to be looking at an investment of £670million from Chinese firm Mingyang Smart Energy for the plans.

Politics

6 d. ago Octopus, EON, EDF, OVO and British Gas customers warned to watch out for these three smart meter issues

Smart meters which are working properly should show how much energy has been used in a home.

Events

9 d. ago Thieves win more than £400,000 on scratchcard bought with stolen credit card

In what is a scarcely believable tale, the victim - whose card was used to buy the ticket - has now offered the pair a life changing deal which would see them share the jackpot.

Economics

1 week ago Share of €500,000 jackpot offered to men who bought scratchcard with stolen credit card

Winnings as yet unclaimed by thieves in Toulouse who bought scratchcard amid legal debate over who gets payoutTwo homeless men who bought a winning lottery scratchcard with a stolen credit card have been offered a potentially lifechanging deal by their victim: a share of the €500,000 jackpot if they can produce the ticket.The situation has left legal experts scratching their heads over who is the rightful owner of the so far unclaimed winnings: the person who bought the scratchcard, or the person who paid for it? And will the lottery operator pay out? Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Warning for British Gas, EDF, OVO, Eon and Octopus customers

'While we're not seeing a return to the peak of the energy crisis, the market is more volatile than it has been in quite some time' - Craig Lowrey

Events

1 week ago Nearly 500 cat figurines stolen from Gordon Ramsay’s London restaurant

By Ramsay’s own estimate, he has lost more than £2,000 during one week in stolen maneki-neko cat modelsNearly 500 cat figurines were stolen in one week from Gordon Ramsay’s new London restaurant, the TV chef has said.The restaurateur, 58, recently launched Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate by Gordon Ramsay in one of London’s tallest buildings, which features the beckoning Japanese cat models called maneki-neko. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Energy firm to offer eight days of free electricity to UK households over next 12 months

Customers who sign up to the deal will be issued with the savings directly into their account

Science

1 week ago Major energy firm offering eight days of free electricity to thousands of households

E.ON Next announced today that it will not charge customers for the electricity they use on all eight English bank holidays over the next year if they sign up for the firm's Pledge tariff this week

Science

1 week ago New rule for British Gas, Octopus and EDF customers branded 'soul destroying'

Forecasts from a leading energy consultancy indicate that the average household could see their annual gas and electricity bills skyrocket to £1,823 between April and June 2025

Economics

1 week ago Popular bank with two million customers is making major change to savings today

The interest rate on its Chase Saver account currently used to track at 1.25% below the Bank of England base rate - but as of February 19, the Chase Saver now tracks 1.5% below

Economics

1 week ago British Gas sending letters to 600,000 customers as households urged to respond

The major energy firm is extending its "You Pay We Pay" initiative, which matches customers' energy debt repayments to help them pay off their bills quicker - or prevent energy debt overall

Society

2 w. ago Boost for firm looking to build smaller nuclear power plant in South Wales

US firm Last Energy has now entered a licensing process for its four small modular reactor project in the Llynfi Valley with regulator the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Economics