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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

Liverpool Echo

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10 questions for Lucy Darch of Wave

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

Birmingham Post

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.

Daily Record

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"

Liverpool Echo

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

Daily Mirror

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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’

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

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

Chronicle Live

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

Wales Online

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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Daily Record

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.

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

'Greedy oil giants pocket benefits of Ukraine invasion while British families freeze'

'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'

Daily Mirror

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

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AFP

UK energy group Centrica's surging profit sparks fury

London (AFP) - Britain's biggest domestic energy supplier Centrica on Thursday posted rocketing annual profit, sparking fury as Britons face soaring household electricity and gas bills that have fuelled a cost-of-living crisis.

The Independent UK

Anti-poverty campaigners rage as energy giants rake in cash

Anti-poverty campaigners are fuming after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills

The Independent UK

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

Insider 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

Daily Record

British Gas profits triple as Scots politicians make renewed call for 'proper' windfall tax

Centrica said its profits more than tripled from £948 million in 2021 to £3.3 billion in 2022.

The National (Scotland)

'Obscene': British Gas owner sees profits TRIPLE amid pre-payment metre scandal

BRITISH Gas owner Centrica has seen its profits soar to more than £3 billion for 2022 amid rocketing energy prices that have sparked a…

Chronicle Live

British Gas owners see profits more than treble amid cost of living crisis

Centrica's earnings haul for 2022 has stoked anger over a run of massive profits notched up in the sector and reinforced calls for greater windfall taxes

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