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Officials warned they did not have enough time to assess energy support plans

Civil servants told ministers they did not have enough time to work out the implications of the Government’s energy support schemes.

The Independent UK

You could be paying £250 more for your energy due to obscure rule - how to check

This quirk in determining the price of electricity has meant UK households have overpaid by up to £7.2billion throughout 2021 and 2022 according to the new research

Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy calls rivals ‘desperate’ in bitter court clash

British Gas, E.ON and Scottish Power demand scrutiny of process by which rival acquired collapsed Bulb

The Guardian - UK

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Bailout offer tabled to British Steel by UK government - source

Could deal make for a happy Chinese New Year for owner Jingye Group and the near 4,000 employees?

Birmingham Post

Plan to boost smart electric vehicle charging could save drivers £1,000 a year

The Government aims to seize technologies that delay EV charging during demand peaks and share power back to the grid.

The Independent UK

Whitehall spending ‘tens of millions’ on Rees-Mogg’s bill to scrap EU laws

Opposition MPs call for government rethink on ‘reckless’ plans to rewrite almost 4,000 European regulations

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘considered banning thousands of key workers from joining union’

Union boss hits out at ‘biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations

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Rishi Sunak considered union ban for thousands of key staff – leaked emails

Internal messages reveal proposals described as potentially ‘the biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations

The Guardian - UK

Nearly £1bn of fraudulent Covid grants made to UK firms ‘unlikely to be recovered’

Business department says in annual report that a total of £985m likely to be lost to ‘fraud and error’

The Guardian - UK

No minimum legal standard for heat pump installers is 'nonsensical' - industry body

Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering calls for government action to ensure quality

Insider UK

UK ministers float plan for ‘hydrogen-ready’ domestic boilers from 2026

BEIS says strategy will reduce the cost of scrapping fossil-fuel-only fittings after their useful life

The Guardian - UK

Martin Lewis shares important update on £200 energy payment this winter

The money is being given to those who heat their homes using certain methods

Wales Online

Global Centre of Rail Excellence urges UK firms to enter rail construction competition

GCRE, Innovate UK and BEIS are offering UK firms up to £7.44 million of grant funding for innovative ideas in rail construction

Birmingham Post

Rishi Sunak’s Brexit opportunities fund ‘rebranded existing grants’

Business tired of ‘smoke and mirrors’ over funding, says Labour

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The Independent UK

UK workers to have right to ask for flexible working from first day in job under new law

New legislation is a ‘no-brainer’, says government minister

The Guardian - UK

UK staff to have right to ask for flexible working from day one in job

Legislation brought forward but unions say government could go further to make it ‘the norm’

Birmingham Post

Bold decisions required to unleash the Humber on Net Zero - Ed Miliband hears from business

Shadow Energy Secretary joins Chamber roundtable on decarbonisation agenda

Insider UK

Scottish battery firm secures £5 million funding

Edinburgh-based business' headcount will now double from 14 to 28

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The Independent UK

‘Recklessly irresponsible’ Brexit rush to axe EU laws is putting safety standards at risk, watchdogs warn

Trading standards officers fear ‘recklessly irresponsible’ legislation poses danger to public

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion protesters target 13 London businesses and BEIS building following COP27

The group said ‘fake oil’ was poured over offices and front steps, a fire was lit and fake blood poured on the pavement outside businesses ‘linked to the fossil fuel industry’

The Guardian - UK

Energy firms accused of profiteering with ‘horrendous rates’ for care homes

Exclusive: Care England calls for Ofgem investigation into suppliers’ practices in letter seen by the Guardian

Daily Record

People topping up a pre-payment meter can redeem £66 vouchers until end of June next year

The £400 energy rebate vouchers expire within 90 days but can be reissued by the supplier upon request.

Birmingham Post

E.on and partners to explore green hydrogen plan for Sheffield's steel industry

BEIS funding secured to assess potential for biomass

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland energy grant "hampered substantially" by absence of Executive

Michelle O’Neill queried why £400 not yet paid to people, describing the situation as “not acceptable”

The Independent UK

Energy payment ‘more difficult to deliver’ without Stormont Executive – Baker

Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker was pressed on the £400 payment in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

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