now the news with al tansley. the prime minister has confirmed hundreds of new licences will be granted to drill for oil and gas in the north sea. rishi sunak, who s in aberdeenshire to announce funding for two new carbon capture projects, said it was vital to bolster energy security. a former miner from northumberland who killed his seriously ill wife is expected to be released from prison by august. david hunter was found guilty of manslaughter last week he s been sentenced to two years by a court in cyprus but they ve taken into account the time he s already been in custody. the president of the royal college of emergency medicine has said nhs plans for the coming winter in england are inadequate and could mean thousands of people dying needlessly. the nhs says it will build on recent improvements in ambulance and a&e services. and police have begun a murder
al tansley has the 5 live news. the unnamed bbc presenter who is said to have paid a teenagerfor explicit photos is facing more allegations this morning. the radio 2 presenter jeremy vine has called on the individual to name himself, saying the new allegations mean vitrol could be thrown at innocent colleagues . g7 leaders are set to sign a long term security pact with ukraine today. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, says the group is determined to uphold international law in the face of russian aggression. executives from thames water will face questions from mps this morning. they re expected to be asked how the company racked up debts of more than £14 billion, while sewage continued to be discharged thousands of times a year. and scientists in australia say they ve created a kind of biodegradable glue that could be used to restore coral reefs. they hope it might help repair the great barrier reef one day but they say it will be hard to apply over a
here is the news from al tansley. the government will set out its plans today for a major expansion of the nhs workforce in england. the 15 year strategy includes more university places for medical students, new apprenticeship schemes and a consultation on shortening degree courses. french authorities say nearly 700 people have now been arrested after a third night of violent protests in paris and other major cities. it s after a police officer fatally shot a 17 year old boy of algerian and moroccan descent on tuesday. energy bills are likely to stay high for the foreseeable future that s the warning from chris o shea, the boss of centrica, which owns british gas. a new price cap comes into effect this weekend which will see households pay an average of £2,074 a year still £800 more than two years ago. and new figures show house prices were down 3.5% in the year to june. but nationwide building society said month on month prices were up
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