than previously thought. and coming up on the bbc news channel, two late james anderson wickets put england in a strong position after day one of the opening test against new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the energy company centrica, which owns british gas, has seen its profits more than triple for last year because of rising oil and gas prices. the earnings were £3.3 billion, compared to £948 million from the year before. british gas was recently criticised for using debt agents to force fit pre payment meters into the homes of vulnerable customers. here s our business
than triple for last year, because of rising oil and gas prices. the earnings were 3.3 billion pounds, compared to 948 million from the year before. british gas was recently criticised, for using debt agents to force fit pre payment metres, into the homes of vulnerable customers. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. net zero means hydrogen and solar. centrica says it is focused on clean energies of the future, but right now it s making bumper profits because of high oil and gas prices. they soared last year after the invasion of ukraine and the company, which owns british gas, is reaping huge benefits. last year, it made £3.3 billion that s more than three times its profit from 2021. it also paid £1 billion in tax. like other energy companies, it has come under fire for making big profits at a time when many consumers are struggling to pay their bills, and that s despite the government s decision to extend the energy profits levy a special tax on energy businesses
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the 16th of march, saturday the 18th, thursday the 30th of march and saturday the 1st of april, the start of the easter school holidays for many people. the owner of british gas, centrica, has announced record profits of more than £3 billion last year that s three times what they made in 2021. the surge is largely because of higher oil and gas prices after russia invaded ukraine. british gas was recently criticised for using debt agents to force fit pre payment meters into the homes of vulnerable customers. our business editor, simonjack, has more. more records being set. british gas owner centrica made record profits of £35 billion last year, more than three times the amount it made the year before. centrica s gas and electricity generation business benefitted from energy prices that hit new records after the russian invasion of ukraine. centrica is really two different businesses. the part that produces gas and generates electricity from nuclear and renewables accounted for 98%
today, a boy and a girl, both aged 15, appeared separately via video link and spoke only to confirm their name and age. the energy company centrica, which owns british gas, has seen its profits more than triple for last year because of rising oil and gas prices. the earnings were £35 billion compared to £948 million from the year before. british gas was recently criticised for using debt agents to force fit prepayment meters into the homes of vulnerable customers. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. net zero means hydrogen and solar. centrica says it is focused on clean energies of the future, but right now it s making bumper profits because of high oil and gas prices. they soared last year after the invasion of ukraine and the company, which owns british gas, is reaping huge benefits. last year, it made £35 billion that s more than three times its profit from 2021. it also paid £1 billion in tax.