good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love t
the wholesale cost of gas has now come down since russia invaded ukraine, and since the pandemic? well, yes, we have had a mild winter across europe, and reserves are high. the wholesale price has come down. that has yet to feed through to the prices people pay for their household and business energy supply. these profits are from the past year when prices have been elevated. a lot of questions will arise around windfall tax. that was introduced to tax the uk profits of firms like shell. brute introduced to tax the uk profits of firms like shell. firms like shell. we are hearing about that firms like shell. we are hearing about that later firms like shell. we are hearing about that later today, - firms like shell. we are hearing about that later today, aren t i firms like shell. we are hearing i about that later today, aren t we? yes. they haven t given details on how much tax they pay. there is a call they have with investors later in the morning. if we get that in time, we will