Warning on gas prices as cold snap hits supplies

Energy prices are astatine hazard of rising aft British Gas owner-Centrica warned astir "concerningly low" retention levels owed to the colder weather.

Centrica, which owns the country's largest state retention facility, said the UK "has little than a week of state request successful store".

There is nary information of the state moving retired of state but it means the UK volition request to bargain much supplies from Continental Europe, the BBC understands.

The authorities said: "We are assured we volition person a capable state proviso and energy capableness to conscionable request this winter."