Energy

M&S Energy has announced a new agreement with Octopus Energy to continue supplying gas and electricity from September under the M&S brand.

Co-op Energy is set to raise gas and electricity prices for 65,000 customers by 5.2% next month – check now to see if you could save by switching.

North west of England water supplier United Utilities has announced that a hosepipe ban will start on Sunday 5 August for its seven million customers.

More than 480,000 customers switched their electricity supply last month - with the highest ever numbers favouring smaller suppliers.

Renewable energy firm Tonik Energy is increasing its standard variable prices by 10.8% in August, adding £106/year to the typical dual-fuel household's bill.

SSE and M&S Energy are ending their supply partnership in September – meaning all M&S Energy customers will officially move across to the big six supplier.

EDF Energy has announced its second price rise this year with electricity and gas prices set to rise by an average £70 - act now to beat the increase.

A wider roll-out of switchable smart meters is in danger of being delayed AGAIN, after the Government announced it's considering extending the deadline by which companies must stop installing first generation smart meters.

SSE has paid £665,000 in compensation after taking almost six months to switch customers on to a new tariff, following the end of its 'white label' partnership with Ebico.

Small energy supplier Iresa is still banned from taking on new customers, increasing direct debits and asking for one-off payments after the regulator found it had failed to make enough improvements.