We're still cold at £300 a month' - Redditch residents fear energy price rise

A pensioner says trying to keep warm and afford heating this winter will be "horrific" amid rising energy costs.

Pat Snell, from Redditch, Worcestershire, said she and her husband, John, who had a stroke, relied heavily on heating to keep him comfortable last winter.

"Even on a fixed-price tariff, our energy bills were £300 a month, and we were still cold," she said.

Snell raised concerns about further rises as millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales face higher…