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The Latest Breaking News from British Gas

How to get financial help to heat your home as temperatures drop

There are a number of Government support payments available as well as help from your energy company

Wales Online

Thousands of British Gas customers still waiting for help as cold sets in

Around 20% of all households with a traditional prepayment meter are yet to receive vouchers from energy suppliers

The Guardian - UK

‘A mess-up worth billions’: energy rivals attack Bulb-Octopus deal

Lawyers for rival firms accuse government of attempting to hide costs involved in rescue of collapsed supplier

The Guardian - UK

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Inside the 'cannabis farm' hidden behind fake living room with Christmas tree

More than 100 plants were seized

Manchester Evening News

‘I can’t afford to heat my son’s room’: the people struggling to access UK energy support

Weeks after the government scheme was launched many vulnerable families have either not received or not claimed their vouchers

The Guardian - UK

Find out how to get John Lewis and Amazon vouchers by saving energy

New app Equiwatt rewards families who have missed out on the power-saving schemes offered by energy companies

Chronicle Live

British Gas to pay households up to £100 to cut energy use at peak times

Energy provider British Gas has signed up to the Demand Flexibility Service and will be paying up to £100 per household for using less energy during times of high demand

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British Gas confirms details of scheme to pay people to save electricity

The supplier hopes to sign up 100,000 customers to the new scheme that will help make electricity available across the nation

Manchester Evening News

British Gas joins Octopus Energy, E.On and OVO Energy to pay customers up to £100 to reduce their electricity use

Households will be paid around £4 for every unit of electricity that they reduce their consumption by

Liverpool Echo

UK's largest energy supplier to pay people to use less electricity

Customers with smart meters will be sent emails asking them if they want to take part

Wales Online

Back online: the retired gas storage site now able to power 1m homes

Rough, a 37-year-old Centrica facility off east Yorkshire, has been reopened to prop up the energy grid

The Guardian - UK

British Gas to pay customers for using less electricity during peak hours

Customers who own a smart meter will be contacted and asked if they want to be part of the scheme.

Daily Record

British Gas to pay customers to use less electricity

The supplier becomes the latest – and the largest – to sign up to the scheme – which is run by National Grid.

The Independent UK

British Gas joins Octopus in paying customers to use less electricity during peak hours

British Gas has rolled out the Demand Flexibility Service which is being operated by National Grid

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Daily Record

British Gas Post Office Pop-Up events in Glasgow next month will offer free advice on energy bills

You do not need to be a British Gas customer and it could help you access grants of up to £1,500.

Daily Mirror

Four in ten parents want their kids to work in trade instead of an office, study finds

Engineers, electricians, and builders are the top trade jobs parents want their children to pursue - in order to make a positive difference to the lives of others

Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis warns energy bills will rise in different parts of the UK in January

The money-saving expert appeared on today's GMB to deliver the grim news

Manchester Evening News

British Gas, E.On, OVO, Octopus and more are paying people to save electricity this winter - how the scheme works

The National Grid's Demand Flexibility Service launched earlier this month and is aimed at preventing blackouts this winter

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Daily Mirror

British Gas owner fears another supplier will go bust as pressure on competitors rises

Chris O’Shea, chief executive of Centrica, said a warm autumn and winter were piling pressure on weaker competitors with the likelihood increasing that another will go bust

The Guardian - UK

Octopus takeover of Bulb faces delay after rivals seek judicial review

Three companies complain over lack of transparency around deal which could be biggest government bailout since RBS and Lloyds

The Guardian - UK

How the lights went out on Bulb – and the wrangle over its future

Decision on timing of Octopus’s takeover of collapsed energy supplier will be taken in court on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Pensioner, 80, left to live in room where 'asbestos was found' after British Gas visit

Sheila Sneddon cleaned debris and left work and materials without knowing she was being exposed to the potentially deadly substance as she had her boiler replaced

Chronicle Live

Newcastle family tell of horror as mum, 80, left to live in room where 'asbestos was found'

Pensioner Sheila Sneddon claims she had to fight to get British Gas to carry out checks after she says it failed to adhere to safety procedure

Liverpool Echo

Martin Lewis says millions can still claim help even if they are not on benefits

Martin Lewis said millions are missing out on vital help by not checking what else is available

The Independent UK

British Gas among 17 energy suppliers told to improve approach to vulnerable customers

‘We hope this report acts as a wake-up call,’ charity says

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