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Rishi Sunak's millionaire wife Akshata Murty took their kids to expensive beaches in India while he is under fire back home for letting energy giants make record profits

Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country

'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'

Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings

The eye-watering £3.3billion profit is triple the massive £948million the energy giant made the year before - and surpasses the previous highest ever yearly profit of £2.7billion in 2012

'War profits should not be channelled into the wage packets of bosses already on huge money when householders and businesses are being fleeced in a broken energy market'

Chief executive Chris O’Shea is expected to be in line for the windfall on the back of a soaring profits at the energy giant, which is forecast to announce a £3billion haul this Thursday

Elizabeth Garrett says she returned from hospital to find British Gas subcontractors had taken her door off its hinges - and workers even made themselves a cup of tea as they force-fitted the meter

Mirror columnist Paul Routledge on the potential chaos lifting the energy cap would cause, and how new Secretary of Energy and Net-Zero, Grant Shapps, is the wrong man for the job

A poll of 15-25-year-olds revealed almost all those seeking job opportunities have protecting the natural environment at the forefront of their mind

Last night, Labour's Shadow Climate Secretary Ed Miliband branded Grant Shapps "do-nothing" over his response to the scandal

Furious Grant Shapps has also told watchdog Ofgem to get its act together after failing to haul British Gas over the coals for their appalling actions

Bailiffs forced their way into homes of vulnerable British Gas customers behind on bills. Victims – including the sick and disabled – were forced to have more costly pre-payment meters

Complaints to the Energy Ombudsman have reached record levels, passing 100,000 last year, as anger grows at the pre-payment scandal that has seen people's homes broke into by British Gas subcontractors

One in 14 people in the UK over the age of 65 has dementia. Journalist Susan Elkin lost her husband Nick to Alzheimer's disease in 2019. Shares some of the strategies that helped them during his rapid decline

Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes

The Voice of the Mirror has taken aim at greedy energy companies making huge returns off the back of others' pain, including Vladimir Putin's illegal Ukraine invasion

Jaki spoke to Mirror Money today after an investigation by the Times revealed that British Gas "routinely" sends debt collectors to break into customers’ homes and force-fit pay-as-you-go meters, even when they are known to be vulnerable

It comes after The Times claimed in an undercover investigation that the energy giant had used debt collectors to "break into" the homes of vulnerable customers

Energy companies like British Gas obtain court warrants which give them the legal right to enter a property and fit the pre-payment meter if customers haven't paid their bills

Boiler expert Myles Robinson, from Compare Boiler Quotes, has explained the warning signs your boiler needs an upgrade, as putting it off could lead to bigger problems long term

One in ten take stress from work home with them at the end of the day - with a fifth finding it hard not to think about their job outside of work hours

Scottish Gas, which is British Gas' Scottish division, will start its heat pump installation price at £499 but are willing to go lower if you show them a cheaper offer by an MCS-credited installer

Tonight will be the second time the National Grid will ask households to cut their energy usage to reduce pressure on the grid - Mirror Money has collected all the details you need to know

Electricity operator warns supplies are 'tighter than normal' - are you tempted to do your bit?