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The Latest Breaking News from Scottish Power

Three energy firms allowed to force-fit prepayment meters again

EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power given green light by Ofgem to install devices in Great Britain under strict new rules

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary UK Power Grid Expansion Secures £1.8 Billion Contracts

National Grid and Scottish Power are set to commence the construction of a £2.5 billion high-voltage power line along the east coast, stretching from East Lothian to County Durham, starting in 2025.

International Business Times UK

UK Global Investment Summit is very nice – but the £29.5bn figure is pure hype

Rishi Sunak’s foreign investment claims include pledges and spending that would have happened anyway

The Guardian - UK

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UK hosts Global Investment Summit; Metro Bank shareholders back rescue plan – as is happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as hundreds of investors meet at Hampton Court

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like buying an iPhone and not having a cable’: UK’s bid for net zero in the balance due to grid ‘blind spot’

As well as more clean energy, Britain (and the world) needs miles of extra cable to carry it. But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire

The Guardian - UK

Parts of Glasgow in the dark after power cut

Parts of Glasgow have been hit by a blackout this evening.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP disappointed by courts 'testing waters' on prepayment meters

AN SNP MP has slammed the courts for “testing the waters” on prepayment meters after a district judge granted Scottish Power warrants to…

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish Power granted warrants to forcibly fit prepayment meters

A judge has granted Scottish Power warrants to enter homes to forcibly fit prepayment meters after they were temporarily banned following a scandal…

The National (Scotland)

Forced pre-paid meters for energy bills approved by a judge

The first warrants for debt collectors to install pre-paid energy meters have been issued since the practice was stopped in January.

Evening Standard

The great meter mix-up: are you paying for your neighbour’s gas?

Database errors mean customers have been getting huge demands from firms that don’t even supply them

The Guardian - UK

UK’s ‘broken’ energy system revealed as firms set to make £1.7bn in profit from customers

Campaigners attack ‘murky depths’ of market – as suppliers set to increase profits while families struggle

The Independent UK

Edinburgh emergency services rush to 'explosion' in residential area as 'sparks fly from pavement'

Street lamps in a residential area plunged into darkness on Sunday night as sparks were reportedly flying from the pavement as police, the fire service, and Scottish Power attended.

Edinburgh Live

Manhole explodes in Scots city as man's jacket 'melted' by blast

An underground explosion in a Scottish Power electrical junction box sent debris flying into the street.

Daily Record

Edinburgh pavement 'explodes' in front of shoppers as firefighters race to scene

Fay was enjoying a trip to the Raeburn in Stockbridge when she heard a loud bang and saw a puff of black smoke coming from a shattered manhole cover at a busy street corner.

Edinburgh Live

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Daily Record

Scots mum 'unable to wash kids' after water shut off for more than 24 hours

The issues were later compounded by a power outrage that affected the block intermittently overnight.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh mum 'unable to wash children' as flats left without water for 26 hours

A mum-of-two has spoken out after Nisbet Court, a 15-storey apartment block in the Restalrig suburb of the capital, was left without running water over the weekend.

The National (Scotland)

UK must relax migrant rules to tackle climate crisis, says Scottish Power chief

MORE skilled workers with experience in the renewables industry should be granted permission to work in the UK to quicken the transition away from…

Chronicle Live

'Complete shambles': Boiler blunder sparks year-long bills fury for Washington couple

The Sawyer family have been wrangling with Scottish Power since June last year, when their home was fitted with a gas boiler as part of the Washington District Heating upgrade

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh carer says traffic chaos is leading to patient medication delays

An Edinburgh carer has said that they are being delayed getting to patients due to drivers ignoring a no right turn sign at Craigleith Retail Park in the north of the city.

Daily Mirror

Women's football set for landmark Scotland partnership as six-figure investment announced

Scotland has enjoyed immense growth in women's football in recent years and a new partnership deal promises to further capitalise on the fever

Chronicle Live

Energy bills could rise for almost a million families after major meter change

Hundreds of thousands of homes still have legacy electricity meters fitted - and they will be turned off next Spring

Daily Mirror

Almost one million households could see energy bills spike as major service to close down

New data from Elexon, the company responsible for managing the electricity balancing and settlement system, shows which energy firms have the most customers with the Radio Teleswitch Service device

Chronicle Live

How energy suppliers including British Gas, EDF, Shell, Scottish Power and Octopus set your direct debit

How often your payment is checked to make sure you're not spending too much or too little depends on your supplier

Wales Online

Techniquest is handing out thousands of free tickets to people in some of Wales' poorest areas

Techniquest will provide free access to the centre for 3,000 people this summer, as well as tickets to view their new Ocean Extravaganza project

Daily Record

Scottish Power accused of 'lack of urgency' over street light repairs by fed-up Renfrewshire councillor

Councillor James MacLaren has claimed it can take up to six months for a fault to be fixed.

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