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British Gas refuses to admit prepayment meter failings leaving MPs 'astonished'

Energy companies faced a dramatic grilling by MPs following reports of debt collectors forcibly breaking into vulnerable customers' homes to fit prepayment meters

Daily Mirror

Ban on forced prepayment meters will continue beyond March, says Ofgem

Head of Great Britain’s energy regulator tells MPs installations will not resume without adherence to forthcoming code of practice

The Guardian - UK

British Gas owner Centrica extends life of Lancashire nuclear power station

The power station will now close in March 2026, two years later than originally planned

Birmingham Post

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More than four million struggling households set to see their energy bills slashed

From July, prepayment meters customers will no longer pay more than direct debit households, in a move the treasury says will save households £45 a year

Daily Mirror

British Gas debt agents made third of all applications to force-fit prepay meters

Exclusive: Arvato, which fitted the meters in England and Wales, made 122,536 requests and had only 11 rejected

The Guardian - UK

10 money-saving tricks that could cut hundreds off your household bills

From energy and council tax to internet and mobile - there's savings to be made on your bills

Chronicle Live

10 ways you could instantly save money right now and slash £100s off your bills

Mirror Money editor Levi Winchester delves into ten bills to talk through ways of reducing your outgoings, as the cost of living continues to stretch families across the UK

Daily Mirror

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South Tyneside Community Laundry could be forced to close after being hit with £4,000 energy bills 'bombshell'

The 'vital' South Tyneside Community Laundry faces a worrying future after receiving a bill showing a staggering rise to its energy bills

Chronicle Live

Unfair Bulb sale process prevented British Gas making ‘better’ bid, court told

Power companies Scottish Power, British Gas and Eon are taking legal action over the sale of failed supplier Bulb to Octopus.

The Independent UK

Sir Richard Giordano obituary

Former chairman of British Gas who introduced huge executive pay rises that led to one of the biggest AGM protests in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Energy giants could be forced to return millions of pounds held in customer accounts

Exclusive: ministers look at returning money built up in accounts as households brace for another energy bills hike

The Independent UK

Renfrewshire MSP slams energy firms over skyrocketing profits

The Renfrewshire North and West MSP wants more to be done to combat soaring energy costs.

Daily Record

Court to examine Bulb-Octopus deal as rivals claim preferential terms

Owner of British Gas, E.ON and Scottish Power brings judicial review over deal between Octopus and government

The Guardian - UK

Heating back on for couple left freezing in dressing gowns for a week

British Gas restores gas supply after ECHO raises issue

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Birmingham Post

10 questions for Lucy Darch of Wave

The CEO of the Durham-based water retailer answers our questions

Daily Record

Grandparents left in 'tears' after being unable to top up gas supply in 'freezing' home

John and Julie Murphy, 63, have been forced to wear their dressing gowns at all times for the last week while 'living in a fridge' after a problem with their British gas supply.

Liverpool Echo

Couple stuck in deep freeze because they can't top up gas money

John and Julie Murphy say their treatment by the energy giant has been "diabolical"

Daily Mirror

Energy firms ordered to give customers compensation over prepayment meter fittings

It comes after British Gas came under fire following an investigation from The Times that claimed the energy giant used debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable customers

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Energy firms told to pay out over forced prepayment meter installations

Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley announced a ‘comprehensive, independent, wide ranging review into what has happened’

The Guardian - UK

Suppliers told to remove prepayment meters that were wrongly force-fitted

Ofgem says energy companies must compensate customers now rather than wait until its review is complete

Wales Online

Mother-of-two receives £27,000 energy bill after smart meter error

Paula Coplin, 42, from Leicester, discovered the colossal bill while trying to claim back credit from her account

Daily Mirror

Dad left furious after British Gas mistakenly send bailiffs to his house four times

Rowan Purdy, 45, was bombarded with threats by British Gas, whose owners Centrica reported £3.3 billion in profits, even though he was able to prove that a bill was not his

Chronicle Live

British Gas prepay energy bills blunder leaves 'paranoid' Gateshead woman £215 in debt

Diane Frith was frightened bailiffs would come to her home after British Gas claimed she owed the firm £215 despite being on a prepayment meter

Wales Online

Energy giant EDF's profits soar after hiking price of electricity

The update comes a day after British Gas owner Centrica saw profits to triple to around £3.3 billion for the past year

The Guardian - UK

The energy sector isn’t ‘broken’, it’s cooking on gas – if you’re a profit-hungry shareholder

Under the current setup, delivering energy can only ever be incidental to the real business of reaping monster returns, says Mathew Lawrence, of the Common Wealth thinktank

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