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Lauren Smith
Lauren Smith

Lauren Smith has worked as a journalist and copywriter for most of the last decade, covering technology, energy, and consumer rights, in the US and UK.

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While full-fibre coverage across the UK lags at just 12%,...

Business energy customers are potentially paying up to £1,100 too...

The UK’s largest energy supplier is hoping to woo back...

The release of the third season update of online video...

Record Coal-Free Runs Ends After 67 Days
Energy
18. 06. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Coal power came back online on Tuesday evening for the...

Virgin Upgrades Some Customers to 600Mbps Broadband for Free
Broadband
17. 06. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Virgin Media is boosting speeds on their top-tier Oomph TV...

Electricity System to Have First Gas-Free Hours by 2025
Energy
16. 06. 2020 | Lauren Smith

The UK’s electricity system will run for hours at a...

Green Recovery Could Create 700k Jobs by 2030
Energy
15. 06. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Invest in decarbonisation to create hundreds of thousands of jobs...

ISP Swish to Deliver 10Gbps Broadband to 22 New Communities
Broadband
11. 06. 2020 | Lauren Smith

New ISP Swish has revealed an additional 22 poorly served...

Startup Launches a Consumer-Owned Windfarm
Energy
10. 06. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Consumers will soon be able to buy stakes in a...

Wholesale energy prices have fallen to record lows this year...

Ofgem has thrown a £450 million lifeline to energy suppliers...