Typical gas and electricity prices could rise again on 1 January.

Analysts at Cornwall Insight say lower wholesale energy prices will reduce bills by £268.

Analysts at Cornwall Insight say higher wholesale energy prices will drive bills up by £73 a year.

Ofgem is poised to announce a small cut in its price cap next week, a consultancy firm forecasts.

With bills set to drop from July, fixed deals could be due to make a comeback, say experts.

The regulator said some "vulnerable customers had been left without power for days or even weeks".

Standards have "plummeted" since last year when many firms went bust, Citizens Advice says.

Hayden Wood had stayed on with a £250,000 salary after the government put the company into administration.