British Gas tight-lipped on 'hike'

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British Gas is reportedly planning a price hike that could add £100 to annual bills despite vowing earlier this year to use an earnings windfall from the cold weather to keep a lid on tariffs.

Any increase would mean the promise by owner Centrica going up in smoke after just four months and was branded a "slap in the face for consumers".