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Threat from lack of gas capacity, expert says

A lack of adequate gas storage has left Britain's energy market like a 'house of cards', highly vulnerable to supply shocks

Energy crunch bites as fuel bills rise by a third

Centrica warns domestic gas bills will rise from about £600 now to more than £1,000 per year if oil prices remain high

British Energy tight-lipped on talks

Repairs to reactors will take longer and cost more than £50m as nuclear energy group says takeover talks continue

Tempus analysis: Nuclear option

British Energy's nuclear power output slides

In a quarter when production fell 17 per cent, problems at Sizewell B triggered blackouts that hit up to 500,000 homes

Centrica buys Norwegian gas fields for £190m

The energy giant with 17 million British customers says upstream deals will help keep lid on domestic energy prices

Britain on the 'brink of recession'

A survey from British Chambers of Commerce has confirmed that the bulk of the economy is sliding into a severe downturn

British Gas prices expected to increase

Britain's largest energy supplier is preparing for energy rises of at least 15 per cent which could hit its 16m customers

Severn Trent may be forced to cut prices

Severn Trent could be forced to return £40m to customers as Ofwat prepares to bring further sanctions against the company

Severn Trent to pay £2m over false leak data

UK's second largest water group has been lambasted at the Old Bailey for a 'lack of honesty' in reporting leaks

Japan stands firm against Western activism

Overseas investors face an uphill battle to make changes in Japanese boardrooms after a series of high profile defeats

Consumers face '5 years of high energy bills'

Government admits move to more wind, solar and tide power will require £100bn and mean a hike in bills for householders

Tempus analysis: On track

Atkins's strength is its exposure to resilient public sector spending on infrastructure and Middle East presence

Energy boss says bills will keep rising

Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, says that soaring wholesale prices will inevitably lead to further price increases

No UK backing for TCI in Japan utility row

The company's conflict with J-Power, which amounts to a demand for bigger dividends, has become more acrimonious