Gas prices surge to new records as fears of winter crisis deepen

Markets were also left spooked after the key Yamal-Europe pipeline, which brings gas from Russia to Germany, switched to flow east, with western flows reducing. In a…

Ministers stand up to Sage doomsters as economic fears mount

As ministers ponder new restrictions, Cabinet ministers are being guided by modelling from Sage which suggests the NHS could come under intense pressure. But the debate has…

£1bn taxpayer bill to cover festive washout for pubs and restaurants

Des Gunewardena of D&D London, which runs high-end City restaurants including Coq D’Argent, said that some of his sites had lost out on more than £200,000 of…