A five point plan that could stop energy companies from forcibly entering homes and installing prepayment meters when their customers fall into debt has been laid bare. Business Secretary Grant Shapps wrote to energy suppliers and industry regulator Ofgem on Sunday, laying
An explosion at a home in Yorkshire has left a gaping hole in the terraced property and caused a fire in the roof. Residents living near to the house in Goole were evacuated in the early hours of the morning and the
Ingrid Tarrant has joined residents campaigning against a 2,000-home new town near Ockham (Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Express) The celebrity ex-wife of Chris Tarrant has joined residents campaigning against a 2,000-home new town near the picturesque Surrey village of Ockham. Villagers
That ’90s Show: Wilmer Valderrama stars as Fez in trailer Around 2.5 million households in Britain have seen their yearly energy bills soar by an average of £116, despite the Government capping prices until April. While the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) was
Heavy downpours across western Britain have triggered warnings for power cuts, travel disruption and damage to buildings while rural areas risk being stranded behind rivers of floodwater. The next threat is just hours away with a disruption to Arctic airflow threatening to
Octopus Energy has announced today that it will be adding solar panels to its catalogue of home energy tech — with the potential to “slash” their customers’ electricity bills. The company said that they are looking to make 5,000 installations in 2023,
Power cuts on the national grid plunged hundreds of households across England and Wales into darkness this morning. The power cuts began last night — with the National Grid specifically acknowledging outages affecting homes in Worksop, in the East Midlands; Newport, Wales;
The NHS has plans to transfer 3,000 hospital patients to care homes within a week to reduce massive bed backlogs sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic, decades of government cuts, a heavy flu season and staff and bed shortages. Thousands more will be
Residents in Trefusis Road, Flushing, near Falmouth were evacuated this morning after police were called to the village. Detective Inspector Claire Nicholls said residents were being “supported at Tregrew Farm as we await EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) assessment”. A 100m cordon has
Several postcodes in south east London have been flooded after a burst pipe left nearly 1,000 homes without water. Thames Water said as a result of this, 900 homes throughout he Greenwich and Lewisham borough have also been left with no water