German-owned energy giant’s profits dented across the group by tensions in Ukraine and Russia plus falling prices in home market
UK profits have slumped by a third at energy company E.ON after a mild winter caused lower demand for heating.
The German-owned company, which supplied power to 4.8m British households and 500,000 businesses in 2013, also said it was concerned about the political crisis in Ukraine and reported a sharp fall in profits from its Russian division.