Iran deal optimism lifts markets; anger as Shell’s profits more than double – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsClimate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran warElsewhere in the energy world, the owner of British Gas has agreed to buy the Severn gas power plant in South Wales for approximately £370m almost six years after its previous owner went bust.Centrica described its new acquisition as one of the most efficient gas plants in the UK, and said that it would play “a critical role” in stabilising the UK’s electricity system.“...