8 h. ago Energy watchdog makes 'contingency plans' for households left with RTS meters after switch

The 40-year old Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), which piggybacks off the long-wave channel for BBC Radio 4, sends meter readings to suppliers, but will end on 30 June.

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18 h. ago Simple trick to keep flies out of your house as UK enjoys mini

As the weather gets hotter and windows are left open, households will undoubtedly find themselves with unwanted flying 'friends' so here's how to deal with those pesky flies once and for all

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28 h. ago More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from July 1

Energy firms have admitted that current rates of replacement mean it is likely that thousands of old RTS meters will not have been upgraded in time.

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28 h. ago British Gas issues warning as 12,000 customers risk energy bill hikes unless they act

The energy supplier issued the warning to its customers who were still using a Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter - these electricity meters rely on the RTS service to set the rate of energy

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30 h. ago The £41 gadget everyone in Spain wishes they’d had during the mystery blackout

After Spain’s mystery power cut left millions without any way to get updates, UK households are snapping up wind-up emergency radios as government advice warns us to prepare for 72 hours off-grid.

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7 d. ago Scots gran 'left in the dark' by energy supplier amid looming meter switch

Figures show 139,000 RTS meters were still in use across Scotland as of March 7.

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8 d. ago Watchdog partially upholds complaints about ‘misleading’ Octopus Energy ads

The ASA said the ads were not clear that those on a fixed tariff with another supplier might not necessarily save if they switched to Octopus.

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8 d. ago Workers at posh car firms may need to be put back on FURLOUGH to avoid job losses within weeks caused by Trump's trade tariffs, MPs told

The head of trade body Make UK said UK firms were already putting in contingency plans to deal with an expected slump in trade caused by the president's swing towards protectionism.

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8 d. ago Trump trade tariffs will trigger UK job loses by the summer unless Starmer seals US trade deal, manufacturers warn amid global turmoil

The head of trade body Make UK said UK firms were already putting in contingency plans to deal with an expected slump in trade caused by the president's swing towards protectionism.

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2 w. ago Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley was speaking weeks after the Chancellor vowed to cut red tape across the UK to promote growth.

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3 w. ago Now bins won't be collected if the lid doesn't close: Overflowing household bins will be left unemptied by waste lorries in Belfast

Belfast City Council is set to launch a new zero-tolerance policy which would see overfilled bins issued with red tags and not collected from June 23, after a 'bedding-in period' with amber tags from May.

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3 w. ago UK Government urged to speed up replacing RTS meters as 150k Scots homes face energy crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Delays to the roll-out of smart meters means thousands of Scottish households face disruption to heating and higher bills.

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last month Household waste bins in West Lothian to be put out as normal over Easter

Householders are asked to be patient and they should be left out until emptied

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