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British gas, has carried out a new study which found, on average, £147 of our annual household electricity bills is down to devices left on standby. that is the equivalent of two months' worth of electricity charges. and with another big energy price rise planned for october, vampire devices could amount to £200 worth of that annual bill. top vampire devices that are costing the uk households the most are your set—top boxes and your televisions. combined, they can cost on average around £50 per year on standby. also, your microwaves. around £16 per year, also on standby. so the greatest ...

When on standby, wasting energy. british gas has estimated that as much as £147 per household could be saved by switching devices — like microwaves and games consoles — off at the wall. estimates by some other organisations are lower, but the fact remains that leaving things on unnecessarily is costing us money and harming the environment. joining me with more on this dr tara shirvani, an academic and expert on sustainability, innovation and green infrastructure. welcome to bbc news. i would like to start if i may with this figure from british gas that we would say £147 by switching off ...

In the uk, the met office has issued its most serious red weather warning, meaning a risk to life, when storm eunice reaches the uk tomorrow morning. alerts are in place across the country. the government held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its response to the impending storm, and borisjohnson said the army was "on standby". here's our science editor rebecca morelle. taking the measure of storm dudley and its damaging winds. in the yorkshire dales, trees were ripped from the ground. roads were blocked in hertfordshire, and in south wales, this wind turbine couldn't cope with the gusts. ...

Good evening. the met office has issued its most serious red weather warning meaning a risk to life when storm eunice reaches the uk tomorrow morning. alerts are in place across the country, with wind speeds of between 70 and 90mph predicted. the government held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its response to the impending storm, and borisjohnson said the army was "on standby." a red warning means possible danger to life from debris, damage to homes, and powercuts, and significant travel disruption. in cornwall and somerset, people are being urged to only travel if "absolutely necessary,...

A british man, simon nellist, is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in sydney. a slight step out, so that's it, gone — and disaster for the 15—year—old russian skater at the centre of the winter olympics doping controversy. an error—strewn routine means she misses out on a medal. good evening. the met office has issued its most serious red weather warning meaning a risk to life when storm eunice reaches the uk tomorrow morning. alerts are in place across the country, with wind speeds of between 70—90 mph predicted. the government held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss it...