The exact amount you pay can vary based on your region, how you pay your bill, and the type of meter you have

Economics

New 'no or low standing charges' price cap must opt in the vulnerable customers or it won’t work, Lewis says

Politics

The price cap will soon have a 'low or no standing charge' option that aims to reduce costs for lower users - but Martin Lewis has warned there's a 'big hole' in the plans

Events

The energy regulator said it is consulting on bringing in the option under the price cap that would cover so-called zero standing charge tariffs.

Events

The energy regulator has outlined new plans which would see households able to 'opt in' to a new tariff type

Politics

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

Events

Standing charges currently cost households around £300 each year.

Events

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

Economics

Ofgem announced plans for more low or no standing charge energy tariffs last year, and has today opened a consultation on how this would work

Economics

Standing charges are applied daily, regardless of how much energy the customer uses, and many campaigners say they affect vulnerable customers more.

Economics

Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century alone, a decades-long study has revealed.The research shows the world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023, causing an 18mm (0.7in) rise in global sea levels. Continue reading...

Politics

A review of vehicle history reports from January 2023 to September 2024 by CarVertical found that only 28% of recalled vehicles in the UK had the defects addressed.

Politics

Energy bills are set to rise in April – but there’s still time to lock in a cheaper fix ⚡

Economics

The council is looking into the possibility of installing an energy network in Wythenshawe without Ofgem's price cap

Politics

Despite Energy Secretary Ed Miliband's pre-election pledge to bring down bills by £300, an expected £85 rise in the price cap next week will mark the third such lift since Labour came to power

Economics

It also includes scope to potentially introduce a price cap on school uniforms in the future.

Events

Energy costs are going up again, leaving many households struggling to keep up 💡

Economics

Energy price cap forecast to rise for a third consecutive term in a blow to consumers

Politics

New forecast predicts energy bill price cap will go up again in April.

Economics