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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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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

Sick pensioner hit with £1171 gas bill and forced to use funeral savings to pay

Widower Barry Seckerson, who suffers from numerous health issues, needs to use the heating to alleviate his symptoms.

Daily Record

Widower, 82, raids his funeral savings to meet soaring energy bills as supplier's profits rocket

Barry, who has serious health problems, is furious that Centrica fat cat is in line for £1.6million bonus

Wales Online

British Gas customer, 82, forced to raid his funeral funds after energy bill quadruples

Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings

Daily Mirror

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Centrica boss urged to waive £1.6m bonus – but refuses to discuss it

‘Too early to have conversation’ abount bonus, says chief executive after record profits spark outrage

The Independent UK

Centrica boss defends profit spike despite fury from campaigners and politicians and claims of 'broken' energy market

Chris O'Shea says profits support push to net zero and ultimately lower bills

Insider UK

Bristol pub owner accuses energy company of ‘blatant profiteering' after £7K bill

He was initially handed the huge bill when his contract with British Gas came to an end

Bristol Post

Funding cut to vital Glasgow homelessness service would be a disaster for vulnerable people

Record View says a preventable rise in rough sleeping would be a disgrace.

Daily Record

British Gas chief urged to reject massive £1.6m bonus as millions face huge energy bills

Chief executive Chris O’Shea is expected to be in line for the windfall on the back of a soaring profits at the energy giant, which is forecast to announce a £3billion haul this Thursday

Daily Mirror

Possible compensation for vulnerable energy customers after ‘wrongful’ installation of prepayment meters

The UK Government is calling on Ofgem to do more to ensure energy providers stick to the rules.

Daily Record

Who is British Gas boss Chris O'Shea - the man 'accountable' for prepayment meters scandal?

The head of the energy giant's parent company has apologised to customers

Wales Online

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‘This is bullying’: How much of your money are gas suppliers holding?

Revelations that suppliers have been stockpiling credit amid soaring bills have sparked fears customers are being taken advantage of

Daily Record

Energy companies forcibly installing prepayment meters by breaking into homes 'widespread' in Scotland

Charity South Seeds has revealed the extent of the problem in Scotland following outrage that British gas has reportedly been breaking into homes with often vulnerable people.

The Independent UK

British Gas under pressure to compensate ‘mistreated’ customers

Ofgem calls for ‘action, not warm words’

Daily Mirror

Energy suppliers urged to stop 'outrageous' force-fitting of prepayment meters in homes

Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes

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Evening Standard

Ofgem asks energy companies to suspend forced installation of prepayment meters

Regulator Ofgem has asked energy suppliers to stop using court orders that permit the forced installation of prepayment meters in people's homes.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak tells Piers Morgan ‘biological sex matters’ – as it happened

Prime minister speaks in interview on TalkTV to mark his 100th day in office

The Guardian - UK

British Gas halts use of warrants to force people on to prepayment meters

Move follows allegations that third-party agents ignored vulnerabilities of customers and broke in to install equipment

The Guardian - UK

British Gas vows to halt remote switches of customers to prepayment meters

Firm pledges £10m in extra support but is not ending forced installation of devices in person

The Guardian - UK

Back online: the retired gas storage site now able to power 1m homes

Rough, a 37-year-old Centrica facility off east Yorkshire, has been reopened to prop up the energy grid

The Independent UK

British Gas to pay customers to use less electricity

The supplier becomes the latest – and the largest – to sign up to the scheme – which is run by National Grid.

Wales Online

Energy bills could go even higher with collapse of another firm, says BG boss

It comes as the country has just nine days of gas stored up

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