came to an abrupt halt as TV presenter Susanna Reid announced some breaking news.
During Tuesday’s visit to the studios, the 54-year-old broadcaster returned to the helm with her co-star Richard Madeley where they woke up the nation with the biggest stories hitting the headlines.
This included the call for improvements to be made by tech giants to improve protection from abuse online and the news that police will be given new powers targeting anti-social behaviour for stolen mobile phones.
But minutes into the morning news show, the mum-of-three paused the broadcast to deliver the latest news surrounding the rise in energy prices.
The broadcaster revealed that billls will rise by just over six percent in April under regulator Ofgem’s new cap – a higher-than expected increase that pul put pressure on people’s finances.
She announced: “Our breaking news this morning is another energy bills price rise. The energy regularot Ofgem has announced the energy price cap is going to rise by six percent for 26million homes in England, Scotland and Wales from the 1st of April this year.”
This means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will see their annual bill rise by £111 a year, or £9.25 a month, taking the bill to a staggering £1,849.
Rising wholesale costs are behind the latest hike, the third consecutive increase in the quarterly cap. Analysts had forecast a 5% rise in prices, before Ofgem’s announcement. As well as wholesale costs, the regulator said inflation was behind th elatest increase.
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