Energy firms will be forced to offer tariffs with no standing charges, under a proposal by Ofgem.

Typical gas and electricity prices will rise again on 1 January 2025.

Energy firms will be forced to offer the new tariffs under a proposed shake-up of bills by the regulator.

Someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of energy will pay £21 more a year from January.

The energy supplier agrees to pay after it failed to issue credit to customers cancelling contracts.

The energy price cap is predicted to edge up by 1% from January, according to analysis by Cornwall Insight.

The regulator Ofgem says it approved a £2bn funding package for the project.

Nautilus will no longer be built in Suffolk, but there are fears a second major project could be.