UK running out of gas, warns National Grid

Perfect storm of freezing weather and supply problems prompts call for more fuel immediatelyNational Grid has warned that the UK would not have enough gas to meet public demand on Thursday, as temperatures plummeted and imports were affected by outages.But the government said households would not notice disruptions to their supply or any increase in energy bills because suppliers, including British Gas, bought energy further ahead. The energy minister Claire Perry said people should cook and use