Nearly half of Britons could be left without heating their homes - Independent

The British edition of the Independent reports, citing the head of the energy company E.ON, that almost 40% of families in England will face "fuel poverty" (lack of funds to pay for heating their homes). A third of his customers are already cutting back on food spending to pay bills that have skyrocketed since the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions, he said.

“About 40% of families will live in fuel poverty if the government sits back and watches prices rise ... Some are already on the brink, and the situation will worsen,” says E.ON head Michael Lewis.

He also urged the British government to immediately address the problem: "The most important thing is for the government to intervene - the government must decide how to finance energy."