Ofgem planning action to cushion energy firms from wholesale price swings Britain’s energy watchdog has launched a consultation on plans to reintroduce a measure to help protect suppliers from big swings in gas and electricity prices as the Iran war continues to impact wholesale markets. Ofgem said it was looking at activating its market stabilisation
Government being ‘cautious’ about public announcements on Jackdaw and Rosebank The UK Government is being “cautious” about making public announcements over its decisions on the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields in order to avoid the “mistakes” of the previous government, the Scottish Secretary has said. On Thursday Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh told a
Bank shares drop on reports Chancellor planning Budget tax raid Banks have seen their shares sink lower amid mounting speculation the Chancellor is planning to hike taxes on the sector in his upcoming Budget. Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest led falls on the FTSE 100 Index, both down 2% in morning trading on Friday, with
Visitors return to Yorkshire Wildlife Park six days after man killed by tiger Visitors have returned to a wildlife park nearly a week after a young man was mauled to death by one of its tigers. William Chapman, 24, died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) in Doncaster on Saturday after scaling two fences at the
Father should never have gone to court over death of son in Cyprus, says lawyer The case of a British man who admitted recklessly causing the death of his son after the boy fell nearly 40ft from the fourth floor window of a hotel in Cyprus should have “never gone to court”, his lawyer has
Equalities watchdog writes to Green Party to probe impact of Zionism policy Britain’s equalities watchdog has written to the Green Party about its “Zionism is racism” policy, in a bid to assess its impact. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it recognised “many Jewish people will be feeling vulnerable following the party’s motion”,
Marco Rose privileged to lead Bournemouth to victory in first home European tie Marco Rose said it was a “privilege” to lead Bournemouth to victory in their first-ever home match in Europe after Sturm Graz were beaten 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium. It maintained the team’s perfect start to their Europa League campaign on an
Three children and a teacher killed in US school shooting, police say A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school, authorities said. Authorities found the suspect dead inside
Murdered Celebrity Traitors contestant happy to leave: ‘I missed the kids’ Rob Beckett has said he was “happy” to be murdered on the Celebrity Traitors as he felt he had “done almost all of it”. The 40-year-old comedian met his fate during Thursday’s episode of the BBC show when traitors Maya Jama, James Acaster and
Parts of England in severe drought as water supplies ‘under immense pressure’ Severe drought has been declared in parts of England, amid concerns over dwindling reservoirs as extremely dry conditions continue. The South East and South West have experienced their driest April to September for more than a century, affecting reservoirs in those areas, officials