Energy bills are heading for an all time record
Ed Miliband’s cunning and unconventional gambit is offering a seeming solution to the public, and the Coalition is debating its response.
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We asked for an interview with the government and asked to speak to senior ministers and MPs from the Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak camps. We were told no-one was available.
The number of cancer patients seeking support with heating bills has more than doubled in a year, according to figures from one of Britain’s largest cancer charities shared exclusively with Channel 4 News.
‘Horrific’ and ‘unprecedented’ – those are the words of energy bosses describing the costs their customers are facing as bills soar.
The boss of Together Energy, one of those companies fighting to survive, has warned that it will be impossible for any energy company to keep going in the UK market if gas prices remain at their current high levels.
Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has been accused of copying Jeremy Corbyn’s policies. What’s the truth of the matter?
A last-minute change to tax relief is the final straw for community involvement in a flagship project in the Sussex village of Balcombe, and it’s not the only community energy scheme under threat.
David Cameron hails legislation to deliver new powers for Scotland as “built to last, securing our united future.” But is it what Scotland was hoping for? Channel 4 takes a look.
With E.ON joining the list of energy companies having to pay a penalty for mis-selling, many consumers are switching to new providers – but what are the options?
Three of the “big six” energy companies in the UK vow to freeze or cut household bills in response to a government initiative.
“Justice not jumpers”: crowds gather in four cities to protest against price hikes by the “big six” energy companies, as new figures show “excess winter deaths” rose by a third last year.
The rising cost of energy is now a key political issue. But it has been revealed that MPs are claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for energy bills at their second homes – at a cost to taxpayers.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey sets out reforms to the energy market which could see consumers able to switch suppliers within 24 hours – and firms face criminal sanctions.
Ed Miliband’s cunning and unconventional gambit is offering a seeming solution to the public, and the Coalition is debating its response.
Energy company Cuadrilla suspends its exploratory oil drilling operation in Balcombe, West Sussex, as 1000 campaigners prepare to descend on the village. But some locals get antsy at the “rent-a-mob”.
Public trust in the gas and electricity market is being undermined by a lack of transparency about companies’ profits, MPs are warning.