nec talking about the billions being invested in electric transport vehicles. but experts are asking, what good is all of this if investment isn t also going into infrastructure? crucible chaos. protesters disrupt play on day three of the world snooker championship in sheffield. good morning. yesterday temperatures reached 21.2 celsius in northern scotland. as we go through the rest of the week, temperatures will slide down. the first half of the week is staying fairly subtle for most, all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 18th of april. our main story. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there s been a temporary halt on forced installations
good morning, everybody. it s tuesday the 18th of april. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there s been a temporary halt on forced installations since february after it was revealed that some british gas agents were breaking into properties to fit them. here s our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. for the last two months, energy suppliers have been banned from forcibly installing one of these. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. it was after an investigation for the times showed this aggressive behaviour by contractors fitting physical meters for british gas. i love this bit. and after we revealed the thousands of households seeing their smart meters flipped into prepayment mode when customers didn t even know it was possible. yeah, theyjust cut me off.
plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the energy watchdog ofgem will announce the biggest ever rise in gas and electricity bills for households in england, scotland and wales, this morning a council tax rebate is one options the chancellor s thought to be considering to ease pressure on some households. i m very stressed. like. it makes me so emotional, because. sorry. as a mother, ijust want to provide for my children. the parents of tony hudgell say they re angry the parents of tony hudgell say they re angry after his birth mother applies for day release from prison. a world first at chester zoo, where vets begin a trial of a vaccine to tackle a virus that s killing young elephants.
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