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Co-operative Energy: what The Big Switch means to us

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This week we announced the results of The Big Switch - Co-operative Energy won with the cheapest tariff on the day of the auction. In this guest post, Nigel Mason of Co-operative Energy explains what it means to them. (more on Co-op Energy...)

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Alcohol score: Scotland 50p – England/Wales 40p

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Scottish ministers have proposed a minimum 50p per alcohol unit. A bottle of wine would set you back at least £4.69 and four cans of Tesco strong dry cider would rise from £1.80 to £4.67. Will this rein in alcohol abuse? (more about minimum alcohol pricing...)

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The Big Switch – the results are in!

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After months of excitement, we can finally announce it – The Big Switch auction has finished! And the winner is Co-operative Energy! It’s delivered savings of around £123 per year. Great news, so what happens now? (more on The Big Switch winner...)

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What now for the people who were misled by SSE?

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Cold-callers give me the shivers. Add a misleading sales pitch and you’ve got a consumer rights issue that’ll give anyone chills. Today SSE were sentenced for misleading doorstep sales. So what's next? (more on the SSE fine...)

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Will Marks & Spencer’s clothes ‘shwopping’ take off?

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Odd socks - where do they come from? But more importantly: what’s the best way of getting rid of them without the guilt of sending them to landfill? Marks & Spencer says it’s come up with the solution… (more about M&S recycling...)

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This week in comments – freezing, fuel and files

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How much do you use your freezer and what for? Are car hire firms taking the mick with their fuel charges? And would you trust Google’s cloud with your personal files? Here are the best comments of the week. (this week in comments...)

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Greenest government ever? Depends how much it costs us

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The Prime Minister once promised ‘the greenest government ever’. Today he warned the move to green energy must be financially sustainable. We’re worried not enough's being done to help consumers. (more on the greenest government...)

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Freezing your food – separating the fact from fiction

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Brits throw away 7.2 million tonnes of food and drink a year – that’s £12bn down the drain. Much of this is completely unnecessary, especially if we made more use of our freezers. But what can and can’t you freeze? (more about freezing food...)

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The smart meter roll-out can’t just be an £11 billion calamity

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Last night John Healey, MP for Wentworth and Dearne, led a debate on smart meters in the House of Commons. He's here to discuss his concerns with the government's current plans for the roll-out. (more on smart meters...)

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This week in comments – fires, pipes and loyalty cards

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Good news! We’ve implemented a fix to tackle the spam comments you might have seen recently. So thank you for your patience. Now on to your very real comments – here are the stand-out comments posted this week. (this week in comments...)

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What’s smoking in your kitchen?

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Which kitchen appliances do you think are the most likely to catch fire – cookers, ovens or toasters perhaps? It's actually faulty tumble dryers and washing machines that come out on top. Does this come as a surprise? (more about flammable kitchen appliances ...)

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