Domestic energy prices are forecast to rise by 5% from April, adding £85 a year to household bills, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight.The forecaster, which is widely regarded for ...

PA MediaJoshua NevettPolitical reporterHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentReform UK would impose taxes on the renewable energy sector, under its plans to scrap the country's net zero target, the party's deputy leader ...

Mark Poynting & Anthony ReubenBBC VerifyPAThe Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is standing by the government's pledge to bring down household energy bills by "up to £300 by 2030".Energy bills ...

John Keeble/Getty ImagesThe government has unveiled plans to give ministers the final say on approving large onshore wind farms rather than leaving decisions to local councils, where opposition has ...

ReutersBillionaire Gautam Adani, who founded the Adani Group, was charged with fraud in the US last monthBribery charges by a US court against the Adani Group are unlikely to ...

Getty ImagesA number of countries including the UK are building new nuclear power stationsA decade ago, it seemed as though the global nuclear industry was in an irreversible decline.Concerns ...

UK inflation jumped last month in part due to rising energy prices, official figures show.The inflation rate, which measures price changes over time, hit 2.3% in the year to ...

Simon DuffyGetting good advice on making your house more energy efficient is not easy says Simon DuffyWhen Simon Duffy gets another energy bill, his heart sinks. “It’s madly expensive,” ...

Getty ImagesNearly 620 miles (1,000km) of new power lines need to be built to meet the government's clean energy plans, official energy planners have concluded.In a report, the body ...

Fixed-priced deals offer certainty for a set period but, if prices drop, people could find themselves stuck at a higher price.The forecaster Cornwall Insight, which tracks the energy market, ...

You might think that this approach is only suited to a handful of mavericks who dream of living by themselves in the forest.But climate change is making extreme weather ...

In the Midlands, programmer Tomás McGuinness has designed a different gizmo that uses sensors to read the flow temperatures on his boiler. It sends a notification to a smartphone ...