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Freezing customers wait over an hour to speak to energy suppliers at up to 65p a minute

The Sunday Mirror made evening calls to several big firms including Eon, British Gas, EDF, Scottish Power and SSE to see how long you'd have to wait to get through - here are the results

Daily Mirror

British Gas, Scottish Power, SSE and Ovo named and shamed as energy vouchers fail to to arrive

One in five of the UK's poorest families are left shivering as they wait for their rebate payments to top up their meters

Chronicle Live

British Gas issues guidance on what to do if pipes are frozen and how stop them from freezing

British Gas and SSE have guidance on how to stop pipes from freezing in cold weather

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Full list of energy firms offering up to £1,500 bill help - from British Gas to SSE

Some UK energy suppliers are providing grants, in some cases worth thousands, to households struggling to pay their energy bills so we've compiled a list of all the firms offering help.

Daily Mirror

Shetland residents expected to spend night without power as temperature plummets

Residents have also been warned to avoid travelling unless absolutely necessary due to heavy snow and to travel with warm clothes, food and water if they need to leave home.

Daily Record

Michael Conlan vows to treat fans to early Christmas present with knockout win

Michael Conlan fights Karim Guerfi at the SSE Arena on Saturday night

Belfast Live

Martin Lewis shares new solution for people struggling to pay energy bills by Direct Debit this winter

The consumer champion offers advice on reducing energy payments without cancelling your Direct Debit.

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Thousands of British Gas customers still waiting for help as cold sets in

Around 20% of all households with a traditional prepayment meter are yet to receive vouchers from energy suppliers

The Guardian - UK

Ciarán Bartlett on rise to become "Belfast Giant" on Northern Irish comedy scene

He takes his new show to the SSE Arena for the biggest solo gig of his career next year

Belfast Live

Perth-based SSE to review investment in renewables following UK Government’s windfall tax announcement

It comes after the energy firm based on Dunkeld Road reported it more than tripled its profits in the six months to the end of September

Daily Record

SSE to sell 25% stake in transmission network for £1.5 billion

A new £750m credit facility has also been put in place to secure long-term funding

Insider UK

SSE to sell 25% stake in transmission network arm for £1.5bn

SSE told shareholders the deal will ‘help unlock significant growth’ in the transmission business and SSE as a whole.

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live: Manchester United shares soar to 3-year high on takeover speculation, SSE £1.5bn stake sale

Shares in Manchester United hit a three-and-a-half year high, up 11.2% amid speculation that tech giant Apple is considering buying the club.

Evening Standard

'I had to wash my son with baby wipes after energy firm left us without heating'

Jess, who is five months pregnant, only discovered she was in debt after SSE Energy - now owned by OVO Energy - cut off her gas, leaving her without heating for more than a week

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Disabled man 'felt like he was mugged' after being slapped with £4,000 energy bill

Christopher Barnes, from Jesmond, said he was 'shocked' and 'appalled' when he received a £4,190.77 electricity bill earlier this month despite submitting his meter readings and paying his bills on time

Daily Mirror

Ovo customers report getting energy bills of almost £50,000 after SSE takeover

People who swapped over to Ovo when the firm bought SSE report getting sky-high energy bills running into the tens of thousands, with some being asked to pay impossibly high costs

The Independent UK

Stunned woman told she owed £44,000 for energy on one-bed flat

Energy firm blames switch after taking control of SSE’s retail division

The Guardian - UK

UK energy customers receiving bills of up to £49,000 after Ovo takeover of SSE

Data errors mean some households have been sent vastly inflated energy projections

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Disillusioned young and fossil fuel reps: how COP27 nearly foundered

The ambitions for this year’s international climate change conference were modest. The outcomes even more so.

Chronicle Live

'It's like being mugged' - Jesmond man slams energy company after they send him £4k electricity bill

Christopher Barnes couldn't believe his eyes when Ovo sent him an electricity bill for £4,190.77

The Guardian - UK

BP declines to reveal how much ‘loophole’ saved it in windfall tax

MPs hear concerns that investment in North Sea oil and gas reduces the tax, effectively rewarding fossil fuels over renewables

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s windfall tax on energy leaves several billion on the table

The chancellor’s statement, viewed through the lens of companies and investors, looks ‘a very reasonable outcome’

The National (Scotland)

SSE profits balloon as energy giant makes a killing from gas price boom

ENERGY giant SSE has seen its profits balloon as high electricity prices saw its gas generation arm make a killing a day before the government is…

Insider UK

SSE invests four times more than it makes in profits

Latest half-year report puts investment at £1.7bn, compared to adjusted profit after tax of £489m

Daily Record

New Warm Home Discount helpline for people to find out if they are due £150 energy bill discount

We also have a full list of suppliers offering Warm Home Discount to customers this winter.

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