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Move over wind farms: why some argue cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon

bills tend to rise with them - even if much of the power itself is renewables that are cheap to produce. The UK's comparatively higher energy

Iran war impact to hit household energy bills for the first time

much of the UK, but experts say people can act now to reduce bills later in the year. The price cap is set every three months. Domestic energy bills fell by 7% between April

'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war

bills in UK homes. Increased fuel and energy prices are expected to be joined by rising food costs later this year, as the disruption to shipping routes and the flow of fuel around the world

Lower gas and electricity bills behind UK inflation fall to 2.8%

UK's inflation rate, official figures show. The rate of inflation, which measures price rises over time, fell to 2.8% in the year to April, down from 3.3% in the year to March. Energy prices

Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout

much higher inflation triggered by the Iran war and the closure of the strait of Hormuz. The International Monetary Fund [warned this month](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices) that the UK would suffer the sharpest growth downgrade

UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis

UK and in key import regions”, [the research found](https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/2023/families-hit-by-605-food-bill-as-extreme-weather-and-energy-crisis-bites). These forces pushed household food bills up by an average of £605 over 2022 and 2023, the report added, while recently five climate

Energy bills will rise by £200 in July to nearly £1,900 a year, forecast says

bill, after the Iran war caused the UK’s gas market price to double earlier this year. The main driver for the increase is rising wholesale energy prices, according to Cornwall. Prices climbed sharply

Ministers urged to act as households in Great Britain face energy bill ‘anxiety’

rise to 7.16p/kWh, according to Cornwall Insight forecasts, meaning household bills will vary depending on how much energy is consumed. The regulator, [Ofgem](https://www.theguardian.com/business/ofgem), is considering whether to lower its assumptions

Reeves to promise free summer bus rides for children and food tariff cuts in living costs package

energy bills. And yet the support announced today will primarily benefit those who are better off, with the richest fifth of households gaining more than twice as much as the poorest fifth.” ![A person refuels

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

Rising energy bills and security of supply are major issues for the government and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to push ahead with the new Energy Independence Act promised in Labour's 2024 election

UK inflation rate rises to 3.3% in March after Iran war pushes up fuel prices

UK. Inflation is now expected to be higher this year due to the war and higher energy costs could also slow down the economy as people and businesses have less money to spend. Inflation could

Next Scottish government faces ‘really difficult’ spending choices, economists say

energy levies and so on grew by only 3.6% a year. Scottish spending has also grown “significantly” faster than the UK’s, which has been limited to 3% a year on average over the same

The race to replace Starmer is on - but he still faces a momentous choice

much momentum, "he'll be carried south for a coronation". That could mean a new resident in No 10 more quickly. It's fair to say this view is not universal - others in government

Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says

much carbon two proposed AI datacentres would contribute to the UK’s total emissions. “Significant community and political pushback starts to occur in nations once their datacentre footprints have reached the 5% consumption level

What's happening to UK petrol and diesel prices?

much the UK pays for it. Although the UK does get some oil from the North Sea, most of that is exported for refining elsewhere. In April, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK

Britain must think like a hot country – otherwise inequalities will only grow

rise in the next two decades. This may not sound like much, but it will mean far higher temperatures in summer – heatwaves as high as 45C lasting for more than a week, dwarfing the [previous

Airlines and companies using fuel surcharges to cover surge in costs, UK survey shows

UK survey shows Airlines and other companies are increasingly using fuel surcharges to cover soaring costs, a survey has found, in a further sign of Iran war-linked inflation hitting the economy. A poll

Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges

bills could hit almost £2,000 a year for average households from July. Researchers said that while the policies would cost up to £5bn a year, that was far less than [Liz Truss’s response

From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

rising costs for medicines and medical products such as syringes, intravenous bags and gloves. Much of modern healthcare is dependent on the petrochemicals now held up by the Gulf shipping standstill – whether for active pharmaceutical

Flights, food and fuel: What you need to know about the latest inflation figures

UK, with the latest figures showing [inflation has risen to 3.3%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv8l17r51ro) largely due to higher fuel prices. With warnings of higher food costs and travel fares also looming, how high could inflation