Energy

Electricity, gas and the cost of running a home or a business, based on regulators' decisions and official energy statistics.

ENERGY

UK heating oil households have fewer protections than gas customers

A typical 500-litre order cost about £520 in March, up from about £320 in February, the CMA found in its July report.

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A dark green plastic oil tank beside the wall of a house in a garden
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Is your boiler set higher than it needs to be?

The same advice covers thermostats, timers, radiator valves and draughts, and GOV.UK has an online service for home improvements.

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A white thermostatic valve on the pipe of a radiator
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UK’s Sellafield chief to step down in 2027

Chris Train, who chairs Sellafield Ltd, said the timing would let the company “identify the right candidate to succeed him”.

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The Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, including the former Windscale reactor dome.