By Ed Crooks, Energy Editor
Published: January 7 2010 20:35 | Last updated: January 8 2010 09:37
Manufacturers in the north-west and midlands have had their gas supplies cut as freezing temperatures propelled demand to a record high.
The cuts came as gas prices spiked on fears of disruption to supplies from Norway, the biggest source of imported gas.
Isle of white: a satellite picture issued on Thursday shows Britain gripped by snow and freezing weather
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