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Theft of copper is on the rise in the UK, according to a new report, despite metal theft overall falling significantly. Data shows that metal theft in the UK has declined by nearly a third (32%), falling from 7,163 instances to 4,904 between 2023 and 2025. The study, conducted by metals4U, analysed crime data from […]

The British Gas Energy Trust has today called on the Prime Minister to adopt a bold, place-based plan to end fuel poverty, setting out five national priorities to improve living standards and deliver warm homes across Britain. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Trust outlines how tackling fuel poverty can support the Government’s […]

A principal contractor has been fined after a man was left “physically ruined” after falling from a tipping bucket on a fork lift truck in Kent. Father-of-four Aaron Back, 41, spent months in hospital after the incident at the EMIR site on Wotton Road in Ashford on 28 March 2023. The then 38-year-old had been […]

Enquiries about Octopus-installed heat pumps jump 330% in the first half of 2026 Number of Octopus customers ditching oil and LPG nearly triples as Government grant rises to £9,000 Comes as switching from an oil boiler to a heat pump could put around £650 back into people’s pockets every year Heat pumps are flying off […]

New research from Tide reveals that more than 200,000 qualifying business owners aren’t ready for the Making Tax Digital (MTD) switch, despite the first filing deadline being 7 August. Tide surveyed 500 sole traders and landlords with annual revenues above the £50,000 qualifying mark for year one of MTD. It finds that many aren’t ready […]