An energy company whose sales staff made misleading claims to customers has agreed £4.5 million for needy households as part of a settlement with the regulator.
Solar panel subsidies could be slashed again by next year, the Government has said, after it confirmed the first cut in the feed-in tariff will happen from next month.
The UK's economy suffered a worse-than-expected 0.2% contraction in the final quarter of 2011, it was revealed today, fuelling fears of another recession.
Households who took out a cheap fixed price energy deal last summer are likely to be quids in despite recent announcements of price cuts by the major firms, according to comparison site uSwitch.com.
24 January 2012
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