American Electric Power sold two UK coal-fired power plants and related commodities contracts to Scottish and Southern Energy for $456m (£251m) on Friday. With more than three million electricity customers and one-and-a-half million gas customers in England, Scotland and Wales, Scottish and

Last month JD Wetherspoon, which operates more than 500 pubs, warned that its current year’s profits would be £4m lower than expected due to a 40% increase in gas and electricity prices. The Financial Times