And the new man at vogue, Edward Enninful takes over at the premierfashion magazine. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Five. British gas has defended its decision to raise Electricity Prices by 12. 5 for more than Three Million customers next month. Centrica, which owns british gas, said it was facing increased costs from government policies, such as installing smart meters, and for transmission and distribution. It said that as a result, its selling electricity at a loss. But the government has expressed concern, insisting that its policies dont explain the increase. Our Business Correspondent theo leggett reports. British gas likes to say its putting its customers in control. Were bringing the nation smarter connected homes. But even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariff will see their bills going up. After the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, thats electricity and gas provided by british gas, will be going
matters. this is a storm that couldn t make up its mind. as we see people who got caught off guard, people who didn t. people thinking this was going to bounce off new york and go east, there could be surprise stories as well. we re going to go to break and keep monitoring the storm. it has made landfall in about the last half hour. what will that mean? about 100,000 people without power. how long will it take to get it back? time matters. after the storm is gone, the suffering does not end. heat, humidity, it can make a big difference. before that, we re going to have the drama of the instantaneous, where the winds are, as it impacts all along the coast of new england. stay with cnn. it s all included with 2 lines for only $70 bucks! only at t-mobile. it s a wishlist on wheels. a choice that requires no explanation.
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