MPs have been charging the taxpayer for extra gas and electricity while working from home during lockdown. Members of Parliament claimed £9.1 million in expenses despite working largely remotely during the first 2020 lockdown, compared to £8.2million in 2019. Between the stay at home order announced on March 16 and pubs reopening on July 4, … Read more
Lights come back on in Pakistan after huge nationwide powercut left 210 MILLION people without electricity for hours People are forced to rely on smartphone lights and torches in Pakistan power cut Major cities including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi all go dark for hours on end Residents are left in near total darkness as they … Read more
Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000 as experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ amid rising prices and pandemic pressures 777,000 customers owed energy firms between July and September last year This was the highest number of customers owing money seen since 2015 Number of households in debt jumped every quarter of year compared … Read more
Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000 as experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ amid rising prices and pandemic pressures 777,000 customers owed energy firms between July and September last year This was the highest number of customers owing money seen since 2015 Number of households in debt jumped every quarter of year compared … Read more
New record for wind power generation: Half of Britain’s electricity came from turbines on Boxing Day thanks to Storm Bella The gusts of wind provided 50.7% of Great Britain’s electricity on Boxing Day This is mainly thanks to Storm Bella where winds reached up to 100mph The last record was set in August of this … Read more
Scottish Power left two pensioners without electricity over winter after accusing them of stealing energy. The nightmare started for retired events manager Tricia Culliford and her former bank director husband Simon, 69, after they agreed to the energy company’s request to replace their old credit meter with a new smart model. The call began a … Read more
Scottish Power left two pensioners without electricity over winter after accusing them of stealing energy. The nightmare started for retired events manager Tricia Culliford and her former bank director husband Simon, 69, after they agreed to the energy company’s request to replace their old credit meter with a new smart model. The call began a … Read more
Mitt Romney demanded Sunday that the U.S. response to the Russia cyber attack be ‘of like magnitude or greater’ as he slams President Donald Trump for claiming the hack was actually from China. ‘What Russia has done is put in place a capacity to potentially cripple us in terms of our electricity, our power, our … Read more
Green taxes on electricity could be scrapped as part of a sweeping overhaul of the energy market By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 12 December 2020 Green taxes on electricity could be scrapped as part of a sweeping overhaul of the energy market. Chancellor … Read more
A man has become a prisoner in his own home after discovering he is allergic to electricity. Bruno Berrick, 48, from Rothwell in Northamptonshire, was a ‘normal guy’ until he began to suffer debilitating fatigue, burning sensations, ‘popping’ in his head, and underwent a dramatic five-stone weight loss four years ago. The father-of-three says it took him … Read more