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Martin Lewis shares ‘urgent’ advice to beat energy bills as ‘80% are overpaying’

Customers of British Gas, EDF, E.on and more have been warned directly

The Independent UK

Why having your thermostat in the hallway could be costing you – and other heating mistakes

Households could make significant savings by following these rules

The Independent UK

The tiny Hive Thermostat (2024) has made heating my home far more efficient - and it looks great, too

Watch out Nest - Hive's new smart thermostat is heating things up.

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Octopus overtakes British Gas as the UK's biggest household energy supplier

Disruptor now has 23.7% of the domestic market, just ahead of its former state owned rival

Evening Standard

Octopus overtakes British Gas as Britain’s largest household energy supplier

Company grew share of market to 23.7% of households in Great Britain by end of 2024, says Cornwall Insight

The Guardian - UK

Best energy firms named and the worst shamed as advice issued to ‘shop around for cheaper deal’

British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo Energy languish at the bottom of the annual rankings compiled by Which?

The Independent UK

Best and worst energy firms revealed as customer choice slowly returns

British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo Energy languish at the bottom of the annual rankings compiled by Which?

Evening Standard

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How to reset your boiler when it locks out – why it happens and an easy expert-approved step-by-step to fix it

Is your heating not coming on? Your boiler could have gone into ‘lock out’

Ideal Home

'Outlier' UK has 'concerningly low' gas levels amid winter freeze, energy giant warns

THE UK’s gas stores have fallen to “concerningly low” levels amid freezing cold temperatures, the owner of British Gas has said ...

The National (Scotland)

UK gas storage at concerningly low levels, says Centrica

The company, which owns energy supplier British Gas, said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store.

The Independent UK

UK gas reserves plunge to ‘concerning’ low with just a week of supply left

Centrica said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store

Evening Standard

Is it cheaper to leave your heating on all day? The official answer plus the exceptions you need to know about

There's plenty of debate on whether you should leave your heating on low all day – this is what you need to know

Ideal Home

‘Astonishing and appalling’: British Gas battles customer anger over energy bill struggles

Complaints ratio for Britain’s biggest energy supplier is almost three times higher than its rival Octopus Energy

The Guardian - UK

British Gas owner hands investors £300m as customers face soaring bills

Campaigners criticise Centrica, saying it has made more than £7bn in profits since start of energy bills crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Further chilling tales of nightmare utility companies to make you scream

A horror story in three acts as more readers do battle with their energy providers …

Evening Standard

British Gas writes to older customers in benefit drive after winter fuel row

The power firm said it is encouraging customers to take up pension credit, which could make them eligible for Government winter fuel payments.

The National (Scotland)

‘Disgraceful’: Ofgem boss says bill hikes allow energy firms to make ‘small profit’

THE BOSS of Ofgem has been slammed as “disgraceful” after explaining that the reason the price cap is being lifted by 10 per cent is to allow…

The Guardian - UK

Energy firms pile on the agony for the vulnerable

EDF and British Gas have added to the grief and suffering of the bereaved and sick

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The Guardian - UK

Energy customers urged to switch to beat winter fuel payments changes

UK suppliers’ new fixed-rate tariffs could keep household bills down – and beat forecast energy cap rise

The Independent UK

Katarina Johnson-Thompson: ‘France will always have a special place in my heart’

The heptathlon world champion looks to follow in the footsteps of Jessica Ennis-Hill and add the missing piece – an Olympic gold – to a glittering career

The Guardian - UK

British Gas profits slip from record highs as energy market ‘normalises’

UK’s biggest energy supplier reports first-half operating profits of £159m, down from nearly £1bn a year ago

The Guardian - UK

Post Office management were ‘thugs in suits’, former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable tells inquiry – as it happened

Cable agrees with characterisation of leadership at state-owned body when he was business secretary from 2010-15 in testimony to hearings on Horizon IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

EDF, Utilita and British Gas rated worst energy suppliers for customer service

Service ratings across energy sector between January and March among lowest ever, says Citizens Advice

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s causing lost sleep’: British Gas sends out bills showing 1,000% price rise

Issues with transferring data and errors in meter readings have seen repeated demands for thousands of pounds

The Guardian - UK

Is the British Gas boss really worth £8.2m?

The share price recovery has been partly driven by the surge in wholesale energy prices, which is beyond his control

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