7 h. ago Energy prices cut for business as part of UK industrial strategy

Sectors including automotive, aerospace and chemicals will be exempt from paying green levies on electricity bills

Economics

8 h. ago Electric bills for thousands of firms to be slashed under government plans

Keir Starmer is expected to launch the government's 10-year industrial strategy plan on Monday - with help for thousands of firms struggling with electricity bills

Politics

44 h. ago Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now | Dale Vince

The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public fundingHow green is this? We pay billions of pounds to cut down ancient forests in the US and Canada, ship the wood across the Atlantic in diesel tankers, then burn it in a Yorkshire-based power station.Welcome to the scandal of Drax, where Britain’s biggest polluter gets to play climate hero. The reality is that billions in public subsidies has enabled Drax to generate electricity by burning 300m trees. Now the government is trying to force through an extension that would grant Drax an estimated £1.8bn in public subsidies on top of the £11bn it has already pocketed, keeping this circus going until at least 2031.Dale Vince is a green energy industrialist and campaigner Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pensioner is hit with £24,000 electricity bill... and ordered to pay back £2,000 a WEEK

Lin Lawler, who owns Grange Farmhouse in Hainford, Norfolk, uses the five-bedroom house and adjoining annex as a holiday rental for just over 100 days a year.

Economics

3 d. ago RTS meter switch off: change to electric meter switch off plans that could affect bills

Thousands have been facing higher bills and cold homes 🔁

Science

5 d. ago Thousands of British holidaymakers face uncertainty after popular travel firm collapses — are you affected?

Operations by Great Little Escapes are no longer ATOL protected

Politics

6 d. ago Thousands could see holidays cancelled as travel firm collapses

The company is reported to have ceased trading

Politics

8 d. ago Kemi Badenoch bills taxpayers for nearly £3,000 worth of electricity bills for second home

The Tory leader claimed £1,800 worth of bills in February 2024, followed by another £1,000 a month later - both for her second home which is only just far enough away from London to claim expenses

Economics

2 w. ago Government is 'blowing £270million a year on army of 6,500 spin doctors' instead of cutting public services

Labour is being urged to slash the 6,500-strong army of government spin doctors instead of cutting public services.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump says Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

Trump says he’s ‘not particularly’ interested in reconciling with Elon Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to presidentUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump appeared to dismiss a peace overture from his former close political ally Elon Musk on Friday, calling him someone who had “lost his mind” as the extraordinary falling out between the two men looked set to continue.The US president and the richest person in the world – who had been tasked with slashing the federal government – fell out in spectacular fashion on Thursday in a series of escalating social media posts that roiled the political world. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cheapest hours to wash clothes in summer to lower your energy bills

Simply adjusting the time of day you use your washing machine could help shave pounds off your electricity bills

Science

2 w. ago Man hit with £8,000 energy bill in case of 'mistaken identity'

The security officer from Leicester was contacted by OVO Energy telling him he needed to foot the staggering £7654.77 bill for electric last October.

Economics

3 w. ago Even Trump started to doubt Musk and DOGE’s promise to cut $1 trillion, report claims: ‘Was it bulls***?’

President reportedly expressed skepticism about Elon Musk's pledge to slash government spending

Politics

3 w. ago So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde

Judging by Musk’s approval ratings, Tesla investors won’t be the only ones happy to see the dethroning of the king of DogeI can’t believe that Elon Musk is leaving Doge, the government department he named after a tired and basic meme that most of the internet had moved on from around a decade ago. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,” Musk wrote this week (capital letters: model’s own), “I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful government spending.” Oh man. “Thank you for the opportunity”?! At some level you have to salute Donald Trump’s ability to turn even the world’s richest man into an Apprentice candidate who leaves in week four after completely wiping out in the hotdog stand task.Musk arrived in government promising to slash spending by $2tn. He leaves it a mere $1.86tn short of that target, even by his own estimations. Meanwhile, the president’s new tax bill is set to add $2.3tn to the deficit. ...

Politics

3 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Elon Musk leaves the White House after a turbulent effort to slash the government

The nation's capital had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who announced this week that he's stepping back from his role as Donald Trump's most unorthodox adviser.

Politics

3 w. ago Is this Britain's most successful firm? The High Street shop which has given every worker thousands of pounds

Games Workshop was set up by three supergeeks in a bedroom in 1975, but is now one of the UK's top companies, having entered the FTSE 100 with a total value of £4.3 billion.

Economics

3 w. ago Judge spares Trump from massive DOGE lawsuit — leaving Elon Musk holding the bag for ‘unauthorized role’

The world’s wealthiest man is accused of illegally wielding power to fire government workers and slash spending

Politics

3 w. ago Elon Musk bemoans DOGE being used as a ‘whipping boy’ by Trump admin as he reveals the agency’s next target

Musk says his government-slashing force would bear the brunt of blame for activity it had ‘nothing to do with’

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3 w. ago Tens of thousands to get £1,000 each as energy firms pay out £70m in prepayment meters scandal

Energy firms are paying out more than £70million in compensation and financial support after watchdog Ofgem found they were forcibly switching customers to paying upfront.

Economics

3 w. ago Readers' Letters: Labour reforms will only harm disabled people's work prospects

The UK Government’s plan to slash disability benefits is just wrong, says reader

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