so there is a lack of generation, and also that britain has been relying on cheap imports from the continent for a number of years. and right now there are problems in france, which means that france needs our power, whereas previously in the winter we ve relied on power from france to help balance our network. now, the national grid will launch a scheme from the 1st november which incentivises businesses and households to reduce their electricity use at peak times. homes with smart meters could be offered discounts for changing when the oven or washing machine is on, for example. and businesses will be paid for reducing demand on the system perhaps by switching production times or using battery generators. and with these schemes in place along with a plan to keep coal fired electricity generators on standby just in case, the national grid thinks we could avoid power cuts this winter. but let s look now at the longer term this morning the government announced a fresh round of lic
date of the 21st november. you kind of do understand it a little bit. if you are going to have a party you want to be fast and full front. qatar will be there on the first day of the world cup will touch you have witnessed if you seen this pattern transitions in your day, haven t you? baton transitions. at approximately 8:36am, you will see us transition seamlessly to the radio two studio, zoe ball is going to take over. there she is now. working hard. you have kind of put a little bit of a curse on the seamless. no, no, it is going to be perfect. do you think she is live on bbc breakfast? she is immaculately professional. the eurovision song
earlier than planned, on sunday 20th november with hosts qatar facing ecuador. normally the home country play the first game in the world cup, and this tradition will now continue. the change won t the affect the release dates for players. and england and wales first games are also still on their original date of the 21st november. coming up we are going to be hearing from eve muirhead, following her announcement she will be retiring from curling. she guided the women s team to gold in herfourth games. she posted a thank you on social media to team mates, friends and family. orsaying media to team mates, friends and family. or saying she was looking forward to exploring more opportunities. thank you. seconds to go until the reveal of which cities
she initially thought the former manchester united star was her soulmate. but said there were red flags from the start of their relationship, with a cycle of abuse and then silence and incidents of him throwing her out of a hotel room and kicking her in the back. this afternoon, giving evidence from behind a screen, she said that giggs had treated her like a housemaid and had regularly told her she needed to be a good girl . she said he had often referred to her by his ex wife stacey s name, knowing it was the ultimate insult. miss greville told court she planned to leave giggs while he was away as manager of wales and had signed for a flat in secret. but after an argument at a hotel in manchester on the 1st november 2020, she had asked her sister to pack her bags. she said when giggs arrived home, she had never seen him angrier and described him as very drunk. she said he pinned her to the ground, pushing her head to the floor and later with real intend to hurt her had headbutted