here is the news from karishma patel. the government says it s taking action to tackle teenage vaping in england. the prime minister has pledged to close a loophole which allows retailers to give children free samples even though it is illegal to sell to them. russia has accused ukraine of launching drone attacks on moscow. the defence ministry says eight drones reach the capital. officials report minor damage to buildings on the strong swallow overnight attack on kyiv in which one person are said to have been killed. the government has until this afternoon to hand over more documents from boris johnson relating to the covid inquiry orface johnson relating to the covid inquiry or face prosecution. johnson relating to the covid inquiry orface prosecution. the inquiry orface prosecution. the inquiry wants to see unredacted messages but the cabinet office says some of the material demanded is irrelevant. a former top chinese government scientist has told the bbc the possibility
we start here in the uk with a very rare piece of good news about the cost of living because for people in england, scotland and wales, average energy bills are set to fall by hundreds of pounds this summer. the uk energy regulator ofgem is about to release its latest price cap the maximum amount suppliers can charge the average household. because the cost of energy has fallen sharply on global markets, that cap is expected to come down from july, saving the typical household annually around £450. hannah miller has been talking to energy users in the east of england who have been struggling to pay their energy bills. since we last came to suffolk, 18 month old robyn has taken her first steps. and her mum, claire, has been trying to keep the family bills under control. we first met in august, when claire was already cutting back on her electricity use. i am terrified that, when the winter comes, we re not going to have enough for the bills. since then, energy prices hav
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not coming down, a situation of stagflation, where we are seeing low growth if any at all. . ., ., ., all. the figure came down from 19.2% in march all. the figure came down from 19.296 in march 19.196 all. the figure came down from 19.296 in march 19.196 in - all. the figure came down from 19.296 in march 19.196 in april i 19.2% in march 19.1% in april for groceries. still eye watering lehi number of products still rising in price over the month. now we are being told that ultimately the lower wholesale prices will come through but they are taking much longer than expected and that is part of the concern that we have. of course, when those energy bills hit, those lower bills hit in july. hit, those lower bills hit in july, that should help relieve some of the pressure, but inflation still staying stubbornly high and so, really, i was spending power is going to be hit with a sledgehammer to be hit with a sledgehammer to stop inflation in its tracks. the bank doesn t have any other
now as more of us have gone back to the office, and as economies have reopened, there is less demand for their services and i having to adjust to that reality. google also expanded rapidly and they have announced mass lay offs and microsoft, as well, the list goes on and on. what is happening and the technology in the technology industry right now is a huge correction, if you like, but what is fascinating in this is that it seems confined, for now at least, to the tech industry, and you do not seem to see a spill over into the rest of the economy and that is a bit hard for people to wrap their heads around. ., . , around. another thing which is difficult for around. another thing which is difficult for everyone around. another thing which is difficult for everyone to - around. another thing which is - difficult for everyone to understand is rising prices, inflation, of course, still on the up, but in the us the speed at which prices are going up is slowing? in us the speed at