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The brand will continue to supply gas and electricity to its 120,000 customers, as part of a subsidiary of the Swedish state-owned energy group.

Vatenfall also operates in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands and has over six million electricity customers and over two million gas customers.

Thousands of Hotpoint fridge freezer owners who have the same model as one being linked to the Grenfell Tower fire have been asked to contact the company and register for updates.

The Metropolitan Police, which is leading the investigation into the tragedy, said today that the fire which is thought to have killed at least 79 people started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer.

Anyone with a Hotpoint fridge freezer model number FF175BP (white) or FF175BG (grey) is being asked to register their details with the company so it can contact them with further information.

Hundreds of thousands of Virgin Media customers are being urged to change their passwords after one of the firm's routers was found to be vulnerable to hacking.

In an investigation consumer publication Which? discovered the Virgin Media Super Hub 2 router had been set up with a simple password that – if not changed – meant it could be hacked into in just a few days. Once a router has been compromised, hackers could access other devices on a home's network.

Which? set up a 'hackable home' to test the security of a host of gadgets. Within it they used Virgin Media broadband, but it is understood the issue could affect older routers on other networks too – so those with other providers could also need to change passwords.

Nationwide has extended its popular 'refer a friend' scheme to allow anyone with one of its mortgages or savings accounts to earn up to £500 a year – though it's added more hoops to jump through to get the cash.

Previously the scheme was only open to current account holders, but now almost anyone with a Nationwide mortgage or savings account can net a possible £500 a year pre-tax, by referring five people to switch to a current account.

You and the person you refer earn £100 each, as long as they switch to one of Nationwide's FlexAccount, FlexDirect or FlexPlus accounts and haven't already received a bonus after being referred. They can open a new account and switch into that, or switch to an existing account if they already have one.

Passengers who have flights delayed or cancelled during a two-week strike by British Airways cabin crew in July may be able to claim up to £530 compensation.

The aviation regulator has said it's unlikely a planned strike by the airline's staff would be deemed an 'extraordinary circumstance' – meaning passengers whose flights are disrupted COULD be eligible to claim under EU flight delay law.

Often strikes which delay flights – such as those by air traffic controllers or airport staff – are considered an 'extraordinary circumstance' (ie, outside an airline's control), so airlines don't have to pay compensation under the EU 261/2004 law. But the Civil Aviation Authority has said that is unlikely to be the case with an airline strike.

A hen party has hit out at Ryanair's controversial 'random seat allocation' policy after the budget airline seated the 15 passengers in the group in 15 separate rows.

The group, due to fly from Birmingham to Ibiza on Thursday (22 June), had decided not to pay an extra fee to choose where to sit. But they were furious to discover when checking in four days before the flight that they had been assigned seats spanning most of the length of the aircraft, with two of them put 27 rows apart.

It follows numerous passengers accusing Ryanair of routinely allocating groups of travellers seats in different rows in a bid to force them to pay to sit together, with some claiming the budget airline has changed its seating policy.

The Government has vowed to outlaw letting fees, crack down on whiplash fraud and pass a Repeal Bill to handle the Brexit transition as it unveiled its plans for new legislation over the next two years.

But crucially there were no immediate plans in today's Queen's Speech for a bill to cap energy prices – a key Conservative Party manifesto pledge. The Government says it does plan to extend 'price protection' for those on poor energy deals, with more details to be consulted on through a Green Paper.

The Queen's Speech sets out the Government's agenda for planned new legislation and policies. That doesn't necessarily mean these changes will happen though, as laws have to pass through Parliament and policies could end up being dropped – particularly given we have a hung Parliament with no one party having an overall majority.

Much of the UK has been sweltering in the sunshine over the past few days and it's not over yet, with Wednesday predicted to be the fifth day in a row when temperatures top 30°C. To help, we've compiled a list of MoneySaving ways to survive the sizzle – with some help from MoneySavers who've offered their own tips and tricks.

Here are a few ways to help you keep cool on the cheap – let us know yours in the comments, in the forum or by emailing news@moneysavingexpert.com.

1) Grab £1 sun cream – factors 15-50. Right now it's a must at home, never mind abroad, and we've found it for £1 rather than the usual £6-£12. The British Skin Foundation says they check out on safety too – see £1 sun cream deals.

Homeowners can once again apply for Green Deal loans to make their property more energy efficient, after private investors took over the scheme – though only a handful of providers are so far offering the loans.

The Green Deal Finance Company has this week begun providing new loans for improvements including boilers, insulation and renewable heating systems.

Under the Government's original scheme, homeowners could benefit from 45 energy-efficient home improvements at no upfront cost through Green Deal loans, repaid through the property's energy bills.

A reform of social care funding, a free vote on fox-hunting and plans to leave the European single market as part of Brexit – those are the three Conservative Party manifesto pledges consumers would most like to see dropped by the new Government in Wednesday's Queen's Speech, according to a new poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users.

The Queen's Speech sees Parliament open and the Government set out its plans for new legislation. Unusually this week's Queen's Speech will outline the Government's programme for the next two years, as the 2018 Queen's Speech has been cancelled to allow more time for the Government to negotiate Brexit terms.

But with this month's general election resulting in a hung Parliament and the Conservatives struggling to finalise a "confidence and supply" arrangement with the DUP to prop up a minority administration, it's likely some policies in the original Conservative manifesto will be shelved or watered down.