Britain's gas storage levels are worryingly low, with less than a week's worth of gas in storage after a cold snap, energy company Centrica said on Friday while the government said there was no need for concern.

Centrica said the UK “has less than a week of gas demand in store” and that Britain’s storage sites are 26 per cent lower than they were at the same time last year, leaving them around half full. Gas supplies have come under strain after a cold snap across the UK and the end of Russian gas pipeline supplies through Ukraine at the end of last month.

Britain's gas storage levels are "concerningly low", with less than a week of gas demand in store following a cold snap, Centrica, operator of the country’s largest gas storage site, said on Friday. Britain is heavily reliant on gas for its home heating and also uses a significant amount for electricity generation.

Britain’s gas storage levels have become ‘concerningly low,’ says the owner of British Gas as cold weather grips the UK. The UK’s gas storage sites are currently 26% lower than this time last year, ‘leaving them around half full.