'It gets worse': Martin Lewis calls for intervention as experts warn energy prices could double

While the UK gets very little of its gas directly from Russia, the price paid here is determined by what happens across the continent

THE average household’s energy bill might hit around £500 in January alone, experts have said as they released another gloomy forecast for consumers across the country.

BFY Group, a utilities consultancy, said it expects the cap on bills to hit £3850 between January and April next year – hundreds of pounds more than prior predictions.