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Cadbury battle prompts City search for next takeover target

19.11.09
The £10 billion battle for control of Cadbury, 5p cheaper at 792½p, is now warming up, but the City is looking around for the next Footsie 100 target... more

A reheated tale from Russia fires up shares in Centrica

18.11.09
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British Gas a hot choice as country's cheapest domestic energy supplier

12.11.09
Households are returning to British Gas after shake-ups at the formerly high-charging ex-monopoly because it is now the country’s cheapest domestic energy supplier ... more

Banks distracted by battle with regulator

17.09.09
Company executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference... more

British Gas suspend 30 workers over bill tampering claims

11.09.09
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Buoyant British Gas fuels hope of cheaper energy

30.07.09
British Gas customers are hoping for lower household energy bills after owner Centrica reported an 80% jump in profits at its residential supply arm ... more

British Gas in drive to hire metre-installers

01.07.09
British Gas said today it will need to hire 2600 people over the next three years to install the new generation of household small metres ... more

Cold winter warms up British Gas performance

11.05.09
British Gas admitted that last week's 10% cut in household electricity prices only came after the business had had an excellent winter from the nation turning up the heating to beat the cold... more

British Gas electricity bills cut by 10 per cent

07.05.09
British Gas has cut standard electricity prices by an average of 10 per cent... more

Blanchflower the dove isn't going in peace

22.04.09
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Swim chiefs delighted to turn up the gas

12.03.09
The prospects of Britain's cash-strapped water polo team competing in the London Olympics were revived as British Gas announced a £15million sponsorship deal for water sports... more

'Greenest family in London' save £600 a year on fuel bills

05.03.09
A London family has saved £600 a year by insulating their home and taking green lifestyle advice... more

Forget the past, now it could be time to learn to love British Gas

05.03.09
Energy Analysis: These are funny old times when the first thing a chief executive does is go out of his way to tell you that profits have crashed at one of his main businesses... more

How British Gas ended up in court for being too heavy-handed with customers

24.02.09
Legal analysis: If businesses find themselves sued they will know which company to blame... more

Fuel bills to be cut for millions

11.02.09
Millions of utility bills are set to fall after four energy suppliers pledged to follow cuts by British Gas and Southern Electric... more

I haven’t the energy to write this column

27.01.09
Our electricity has been disconnected. I handwrite this column by the light of a candle, shrouded in a blanket, warming myself with vodka rescued from a rapidly thawing freezer... more

British Gas cuts family fuel bill by average £79

22.01.09
British gas has slashed 10 per cent off gas bills, the first cut in energy prices since 2007... more

Energy bills to fall by £100 in the wake of oil price collapse

10.11.08
Energy bills are set to fall by around £100 next year as a result of collapsing wholesale gas and electricity prices... more

Power bills must be cut soon demands watchdog

21.10.08
Energy companies are coming under huge pressure to cut bills this winter following the recent dramatic fall in oil prices... more

Ofgem study clears 'big six' energy firms of price fixing

06.10.08
Britain's big six energy suppliers have been cleared of allegations that they are operating a cartel... more

Oil surcharge looks tricky for BA as price dips

11.08.08
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Energy firms may have to pay windfall taxes

01.08.08
Energy giants may be hit with a windfall tax under proposals being considered by Alistair Darling, a Cabinet minister confirmed... more

HBOS boss spins his way out of trouble - for now

01.08.08
With the bank results reporting season in full swing, this year's sweet-talking-of-investors tactic is becoming clearer... more

Gas chiefs are given bonuses

31.07.08
British Gas bosses are set to share a £250,000 windfall just one day after the firm announced record-breaking price rises of up to 35 per cent... more

Comment: Energy bills add to the pain

31.07.08
The upshot of the increase in prices announced by British Gas, Britain's biggest energy provider, is that many families will soon be spending more than £100 a month on their fuel bills... more

Centrica's dividend up after gas bills rocket

31.07.08
British Gas parent company's announcement of a 16% hike in shareholder dividend has come just a day after customers are hit with huge price rises... more

British Gas puts up bill by 35%

30.07.08
British Gas has announced a 35 per cent increase in gas bills with immediate effect... more

Street cuts emissions by 40% in five months

23.07.08
A London street has cut its carbon emissions by 40 per cent in only five months for a national eco contest... more

Centrica 'is facing a £400m hit' on earnings

12.05.08
Earnings at British Gas group set to tumble by hundreds of millions as its household energy charges fail to keep pace with wholesale gas prices... more

Centrica to put soaring profits into UK power

21.02.08
British Gas group Centrica has pledged £10billion to shoring up Britain's energy supplies.... more

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