Shops offering discounts to tempt hard-hit customers

One electricity company put people in a queue for its website due to surging demand.

Leaked documents show how the COP28 host planned to use its role to strike fossil fuel business deals.

Countries are asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels.

The Queen will miss the St Paul’s service but joined a beacon lighting ceremony on Thursday evening.

There are key differences in rules between England’s system and elsewhere, a BBC analysis shows.