Utilities

British Gas owner Centrica says profits from its residential energy arm rose by 3.2% to £356 million during the first half of the year following a freezing winter — but it isn't ruling out future price rises.

A new gadget has launched that gives instant access on your TV to the BBC iPlayer and Demand 5 catch-up services, as well as the live Sky News channel, for a one-off £10 - the cheapest way we've seen to do this.

Trust in the energy market is being undermined by a lack of transparency about the profits being made by companies, MPs have warned.

If you want to watch football matches for free live on the internet, be warned there are big question marks about the legality of doing this after internet providers were told to block access to a site offering live Premier League games.

Household energy bills will be £240 higher each year by 2020 largely due to the mounting cost of Government green policies, energy giant Npower claims.

British Gas is to replace numerous standing charges with just one per fuel, but there's still a long way to go towards simplifying energy bills.

E.on has agreed to pay £2.5 million to help some of its most vulnerable customers and been fined £500,000 after it inaccurately reported how many free light bulbs it gave out as part an energy efficiency scheme.

Superfast broadband customers will be offered cheaper and shorter deals and be able to switch more easily between providers under plans to open up BT's fibre cable network to more competition.

Some Sky TV customers could be hit with price hikes of up to £2.50 a month from 1 September, the telecoms provider has said.

The Government's Green Deal scheme, which aims to help people make energy efficient home improvements, is continuing to make a slow start, new figures show.