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Ferghal Blaney - Shocking response of Government to energy real crisis for households

Our Mirrorman in Leinster House with the latest craic from the Corridors of Power

Irish Mirror

Renfrewshire MSP slams energy firms over skyrocketing profits

The Renfrewshire North and West MSP wants more to be done to combat soaring energy costs.

Daily Record

Vodafone signs second major corporate solar power purchase agreement

44% of its annual energy requirement will come from UK-based renewable power sources by 2025

Birmingham Post

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We won’t be distracted from green targets - ScottishPower boss

Operating profit increased by 7.4% to reach £785m, although the retail arm reported losses

Insider UK

Dad left furious after British Gas mistakenly send bailiffs to his house four times

Rowan Purdy, 45, was bombarded with threats by British Gas, whose owners Centrica reported £3.3 billion in profits, even though he was able to prove that a bill was not his

Daily Mirror

'People may be freezing but let's be cheerful after Centrica announced £3.3bn profits'

Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country

Daily Mirror

Energy giant EDF's profits soar after hiking price of electricity

The update comes a day after British Gas owner Centrica saw profits to triple to around £3.3 billion for the past year

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The energy sector isn’t ‘broken’, it’s cooking on gas – if you’re a profit-hungry shareholder

Under the current setup, delivering energy can only ever be incidental to the real business of reaping monster returns, says Mathew Lawrence, of the Common Wealth thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Sick pensioner hit with £1171 gas bill and forced to use funeral savings to pay

Widower Barry Seckerson, who suffers from numerous health issues, needs to use the heating to alleviate his symptoms.

Daily Record

What the papers say – February 17

A missing mother and a scrambling Prime Minister feature on the national mastheads.

The Independent UK

Widower, 82, raids his funeral savings to meet soaring energy bills as supplier's profits rocket

Barry, who has serious health problems, is furious that Centrica fat cat is in line for £1.6million bonus

Wales Online

'Greedy oil giants pocket benefits of Ukraine invasion while British families freeze'

'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'

Daily Mirror

British Gas customer, 82, forced to raid his funeral funds after energy bill quadruples

Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings

Daily Mirror

Anti-poverty campaigners rage as energy giants rake in cash

Anti-poverty campaigners are fuming after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills

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The Independent UK

Centrica boss urged to waive £1.6m bonus – but refuses to discuss it

‘Too early to have conversation’ abount bonus, says chief executive after record profits spark outrage

Insider UK

Centrica boss defends profit spike despite fury from campaigners and politicians and claims of 'broken' energy market

Chris O'Shea says profits support push to net zero and ultimately lower bills

Daily Record

British Gas profits triple as Scots politicians make renewed call for 'proper' windfall tax

Centrica said its profits more than tripled from £948 million in 2021 to £3.3 billion in 2022.

The National (Scotland)

'Obscene': British Gas owner sees profits TRIPLE amid pre-payment metre scandal

BRITISH Gas owner Centrica has seen its profits soar to more than £3 billion for 2022 amid rocketing energy prices that have sparked a…

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British Gas owners see profits more than treble amid cost of living crisis

Centrica's earnings haul for 2022 has stoked anger over a run of massive profits notched up in the sector and reinforced calls for greater windfall taxes

Insider UK

Centrica profits jump to more than £3bn

British Gas owner said it paid nearly £1bn in tax - but faces fierce criticism

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 surges over 8,000 points before rising US producer prices dampen mood; British Gas owner Centrica’s profits triple – as it happened

UK share index has hit record levels this morning, before surprise jump in US producer price inflation hits stocks

The Independent UK

British Gas owner Centrica sees record profits of £3.3bn as energy bills rise

Centrica said it made operating profits of £72m at its British Gas retail division, British Gas Energy, but this was down 39 per cent on the year before

Evening Standard

British Gas owner Centrica sparks fury after posting record £3.3bn profit

Centrica, Britain’s biggest energy supplier, more than trebled its underlying profits

Wales Online

British Gas owner Centrica sees profits soar to £2.8billion from £948m

It is the latest energy firm to announce a huge windfall

The Guardian - UK

Centrica boss refuses to say if he will waive bonus after ‘obscene’ £3.3bn profit

Chris O’Shea urged to ‘look at his conscience’ amid cost of living crisis and prepayment meter scandal

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