
Perfect storm of freezing weather and supply problems prompts rare call for more fuel immediately
National Grid has issued a warning that the UK will not have enough gas to meet demand on Thursday, as temperatures plummeted and imports were hit by outages.
The government said households should not notice any disruption to their supply or any increase in energy bills because suppliers such as British Gas buy energy much further ahead. Energy minister Claire Perry said people should cook and use their heating as they would normally.

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