11 h. ago Energy bill update for UK households who are overcharged for gas and electricity

Ofgem recently announced another price cap increase

Science

2 d. ago Rachel Reeves needs to put cutting household energy bills at forefront of budget

Record View says if the government doesn't bring gas and electricity bills down, voters will wonder if Labour are serious about the cost-of-living crisis.

Economics

3 d. ago Martin Lewis energy standing charges warning ahead of New Year price cap

The consumer champion warns electricity costs are rising, while gas falls, but the ‘hated’ standing charges are going up.

Events

3 d. ago Energy bills for millions to rise in January after surprise price cap. increase

The unexpected increase comes after experts at Cornwall Insight said they expected prices to fall by 1%

Economics

3 d. ago Energy bills to rise for millions in January as Ofgem announces new price cap

The Ofgem price cap sets the maximum you can be charged for unit rates of gas and electricity, plus the standing charges you pay to be connected to the grid

Economics

5 d. ago Examples of where inflation jumped in October – and where it eased

The biggest downward pressure on prices came from household gas and electricity.

Economics

6 d. ago Tony Blair’s think tank joins calls for £300 cut in energy prices ahead of Budget

A report by the Energy Crisis Commission has called for next week’s Budget to include details on how the government will reduce the gap between electricity and gas prices

Economics

1 week ago Venezuela v Australia: men’s international football friendly – live

Updates from the Socceroos’ match in the USKick-off at Shell Energy Stadium is 8.30pm CST/1.30pm AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailThe players are out on the pitch at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston with Advance Australia Fair the first national anthem to sound out. Venezuela’s Gloria al Bravo Pueblo – Glory to the Brave People – is up now.This is the second meeting been Venezuela and Australia – but the first in more than 21 years – after the sides played out a 1-1 draw in a friendly in February 2004. Paul Agostino opened the scoring for the Socceroos, while Juan Arango equalised for Venezuela in the dying stages. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago AD FEATURE: ‘We don’t like to waste energy,’ – how one Port Talbot couple are using their smart meter to save money

Neil Jones and partner Andrew have found they can save by tracking their gas and electricity consumption

Politics

1 week ago AD FEATURE: ‘It’s so simple, I wish I’d done it sooner’ – learn how one Stockport resident saves money on energy bills

Nicola Brett shares how she’s taking control of her gas and electricity consumption thanks to a smart meter

Economics

1 week ago Ukrainian energy minister Hrynchuk resigns as corruption probe fallout continues – live

Following Zelenskyy’s request Svitlana Hrynchuk has now also resigned from her post Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Kim Willsher in ParisProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine justice and energy ministers to be sacked amid alleged energy sector corruption scandal – live

Ukrainian president says ministers should not be in position of influence during investigationAngela Giuffrida in Rome and Kim Willsher in ParisProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Turkey confirms all 20 on board military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia killed – Europe live

The aircraft was en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey, the cause of the incident is still under investigationAll 20 personnel on board of a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday were killed, Turkey’s defence minister said, AP reported.The confirmation came in Yaşar Güler’s post on X, which included photographs of the personnel who died in the accident. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Ukraine suspends justice minister amid energy corruption scandal – Europe live

Prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the decision to suspend German Galushchenko had been taken at an emergency government sessionUkrainian justice minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid an alleged corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector, uncovered by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or SAPO.AFP reported that the authorities alleged that Galushchenko was involved in a $100m corruption scheme orchestrated by Timur Mindich, an ally of president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and personally benefited from the plot. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Ofgem issues update after UK energy firm collapses affecting thousands

The Basingstoke-based company is the second energy firm to collapse this year

Politics

2 w. ago BREAKING: UK gas and electricity firm Tomato Energy collapses as industry watchdog steps in

Tomato Energy was banned from taking on new customers this year after racking up £3million in debt - and was serving 15,300 households and 8,400 businesses when it collapsed

Science

2 w. ago UK gas and electricity firm collapses as industry watchdog forced to step in for customers

UK gas and electricity firm Tomato Energy has collapsed in a major worry for household and business customers as industry regular Ofgem steps in to provide support

Economics

2 w. ago 10 ways to stay warm without turning heating on to keep energy bills down

Energy bills have now gone up which means millions of households will pay more for gas and electricity this winter.

Events

3 w. ago Ofgem should use firms’ windfall profits to fund energy debt relief, say MPs

Electricity and gas prices soared from late 2021, driven by the reopening of economies after Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Economics