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Energy firms give households more time to submit meter readings after sites crash

Eon gives households until 9 April while British Gas says people have ‘couple of day’ to provide figures

The Independent UK

‘Bleak Friday’: websites of UK energy suppliers crash in meter reading rush

Customers try to beat 54% price rise, as multiple hikes from council tax to VAT on pub food also come into effect

The Guardian - UK

'Meter Reading Day' mayhem as Shell Energy, British Gas, EDF and Scottish Power websites crash

Customers have been desperately trying to submit their meter readings ahead of the price hike on April 1

Leeds Live

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Energy bills - live: Two in five households in fuel poverty as biggest hike in bills comes into effect

British Gas, EDF Energy and Octopus Energy customers are facing difficulties

The Independent UK

Shell energy, British Gas, EDF and Scottish Power under fire as customers unable to submit meter readings

People have been urged to take meter readings today ahead of tomorrow's expected huge hike in prices

Chronicle Live

SSE, British Gas, EDF customers unable to submit meter readings as energy supplier websites crash

A number of energy suppliers' websites have crashed just a day before the new price cap comes into force that will push bills up by at least 54 per cent. Bill payers have been urged to submit readings today to avoid being charged more than they should.

Edinburgh Live

British Gas, E.ON, SSE websites down on meter reading day

EDF Energy's website also reported problems

Liverpool Echo

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EDF, Octopus, British Gas, SEE and more websites crash as people race to give meter readings

Martin Lewis has been urging members of the public to take photographs of their pre-payment meters by Thursday, March 31, and to submit the readings to their suppliers.

Glasgow Live

Hinkley Point C facing delays and increased costs amid Ukraine conflict

French energy giant EDF previously estimated the Somerset plant could cost between £22bn and £23bn

Birmingham Post

Legal challenge to Hinkley Point Portishead mud dumping dismissed

The nuclear power station is installing water cooling tunnels under the Bristol Channel

Birmingham Post

Prime Minister meets Hinkley Point B staff to discuss future of nuclear power

Some Hinkley Point C workers also attended the meeting at Downing Street with Boris Johnson

Birmingham Post

British Gas, SSE, EDF Octopus Energy and more confirm prepayment tariffs ahead of price cap

Energy prices are rising in April by a staggering 54 per cent and major energy firms have confirmed their prepayment tariffs. Those on pay as you go are to expect a rise of £708 to the average bill.

Edinburgh Live

Johnson announces aim for UK to get 25% of electricity from nuclear power

PM meets industry bosses to discuss new power stations, with several reactors slated for closure as energy demand rises

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about the energy crisis if you're an EDF customer

Here's our guide to the energy price cap increase for EDF customers, including who will be affected and the possible support on offer

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Mirror

Legal fight to stop energy giant dumping tons of sediment in Bristol Channel

EDF Energy faces a court battle over its plans to dump sediment from its Hinkley Point power station site into the Severn Estuary amid fears it could harm wildlife

The Guardian - UK

How satellites may hold the key to the methane crisis

A new generation of detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of the dangerous greenhouse gas

Radio France Internationale

EDF fined €300 million for abusing its dominant position in French energy market

France's competition regulator has fined the electricity provider Electricité de France (EDF) and its subsidiaries 300 million euros for abusing its dominant market position for over 15 years.

Radio France Internationale

Government hails 'great French victory' as unemployment falls to 13-year low

France's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since 2008, official data showed on Friday, giving a welcome boost to Emmanuel Macron's economic credentials less than two months from a presidential election. But there is controversy over how the government counts its job-seekers.

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The Guardian - UK

Retailers face tough 2022 despite sales rebound; FTSE 100’s worst week since November; NatWest back in profit – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Independent UK

Macron announces France is to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors

Nuclear energy currently provides about 70 per cent of French electricity, a higher proportion than in any other country

Liverpool Echo

EDF confirms bills will rise by average of £693 a year after price cap increase

It comes after regulator Ofgem announced it would increase the energy price cap to its highest level

Wales Online

EDF tells customers their bills will soar by average of £693 a year after price cap hike

'We know that these changes, driven by global gas prices, will not be welcome news for customers'

Daily Mirror

EDF Energy confirms plans to hike bills by average of £693 a year after price cap rise

EDF's announcement follows the collapse of two dozen suppliers due to soaring wholesale energy costs and comes as households face the biggest cost of living squeeze in decades

The Independent UK

Art Cooley, co-founder of Environmental Defense Fund, dies

Art Cooley, a longtime activist who co-founded the Environmental Defense Fund, has died

Benzinga

Stone Harbor Emerging: Dividend Insights

Sunday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Stone Harbor Emerging (NYSE:EDF).

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