Energy prices: Price increase for Power NI and Firmus customers

Alongside her six-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son, Jeffers minds one child after school hours and three children under school age all day. She told BBC News NI the cost of her home heating oil had “doubled” since last year. Last week, she purchased 500 litres of oil for £560. Jeffers said her tank was “not…

Some islanders are struggling to heat their homes in cold temperatures, a homeless charity boss has warned. The Shelter Trust chairman Mike Powell said he was concerned some people were “effectively rough sleeping at home” because they could not afford energy bills. “We think with more cold months likely to come the problem will become…