{
  "id": 3521044,
  "title": "Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/britons-face-highest-price-cap-in-three-years-as-energy-bills-rise-4",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:04:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/26/energy-price-cap-great-britain-to-rise-from-october"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A typical household in Great Britain will pay £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support Nils Pratley: Labour’s energy bills crisis is getting worse Business live – latest updates Millions of British households will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of rising market prices pushed up the government’s price cap for the second time in three months. Gas and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}