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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

Daily Mirror

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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

Daily Mirror

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 Independent 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.

360info

'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

Chronicle Live

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 Guardian - UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

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

Insider UK

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.

Daily Record

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Belfast Live

Peter Kay announces additional date for Belfast shows at SSE arena next year

It is the Bolton comedian's first stand-up tour in 12 years

Belfast Live

Peter Kay’s Co Tyrone roots explained ahead of tickets release for SSE Arena gigs

The Bolton comedian has been known to visit Ireland frequently, including his mum’s hometown of Coalisland

The Guardian - UK

World’s ‘most potent greenhouse gas’ escaped during work on UK windfarm

More than 80 staff at £3bn Seagreen project, 27 km off Scotland’s Angus coastline, were forced to evacuate

Daily Record

Everest Base Camp mission for Perth pals Andrew and Michael

A sight of blue skies and white Himalayan peaks was the (eventual) reward for two adventurous souls from Perth who battled many challenges to reach Mount Everest Base Camp.

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The Guardian - UK

We’ve spent two winters trying to get SSE to change our prepay meter

It is not just inconvenient but a financial loss, too, as it costs us more

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian gran wins fight with energy company over unpaid £690 bill

Tracey Miller returned to her East Lothian home to find they had forced entry and installed a new meter. Tracey, 48, owed SSE £690 and claimed she’d reached an agreement to pay the sum in weekly amounts.

Daily Record

Meter row Scots gran wins cash fight as forced-entry energy firm pays up

Tracey Miller returned to her East Lothian home to find they had forced entry and installed a new meter.

Daily Mirror

Housebound pensioner 'can't go upstairs' as bedroom's too cold after smart meter fails

Margaret Rees, 79, has had no central heating and no hot water for nearly a week after her smart meter malfunctioned and has been forced to sleep on her sofa because her bedroom is so cold

Chronicle Live

Gateshead Council endorses "international tax justice"

Both Labour and the Lib Dems pledge to encourage more tax transparency and reward good businesses.

Belfast Live

Lewis Capaldi announces headline show at SSE Arena Belfast for 2023

He is coming back to NI after his sold-out Belsonic show in June

Daily Record

Pensioner left without central heating forced to sleep next to living room fire amid cost of living crisis

Margaret Rees, who has limited mobility and is largely housebound, says she has been forced to sleep on her couch with only an electric heater to keep warm after waking to find her meter had stopped working.

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