Tax-dodging utility giant nPower will rake in nearly £4,000 profits in the time it takes you to read this page, but that won't stop it raising dual-fuel bills by more than 10 per cent.

The reviled energy retailer brushed off public outrage yesterday as it announced plans to squeeze freezing households even harder from December, with the average fuel bill rising £137 to an eye-watering £1,459 a year.

Electricity tariffs will rise 9.3 per cent and gas 11.1 per cent as winter sets in - a 10.4 per cent rise for dual-fuel customers.