after 19 children are killed in a school shooting as the debate over gun control intensifies. the king of clay, rafael nadal, cruises through round three at the french open, while emma radacanu is now focusing on wimbledon as she reflects on her defeat, ending british interest in the women s singles. it s in the women s singles. a bit windy today across th uk, it s a bit windy today across the uk, especially illinois. some rain at times in the west but as we head towards that weekend things are looking drier. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 26th may. our main story. every household in britain is set to receive hundreds of pounds in additional support from the government to ease the cost of living crisis this winter. the £200 loan on energy bills, announced in february, could now be doubled and replaced with a grant that will not have to be paid back with further measures expected for those on low and fixed incomes. the £10 billion package is
spy steel works alien spacecraft or spy plans? why the defence chiefs are taking this phenomenon seriously. hello and welcome. republican and democratic primaries have been held in several american states ahead of november s mid term elections. vote counting is currently under way in pennsylvania. first, the republicans, where the contest is between david mccormick, who is married to former trump aide dina powell, and backed by well known trump advisers. mehmet oz, backed by former president trump or kathy barnette, a far right candidate who has appealed to maga voters. and for the democrats, john fetterman who is recovering from a stroke, has won. he was up against malcolm kenyatta, alexandria khalil and conor lamb. john fetterman s wife, giselle, updated his supporters after the vote. you may have noticed, i am not john fetterman. the next senator of our great state! so before i get started, i would like to take a moment to address the elephant in the room, which is that my
let s start here in the uk, where in just over an hour s time the latest inflation figures for april will be released. many analysts are expecting the rate to hit 9% for last month, which will mean the prices remain at their highest level in three decades. the bank of england has warned inflation could hit 10% within months, as the price of fuel and food puts pressure on household budgets. bbc s consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more on the impact rising prices is having on daily lives. shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread has gone up, the bread i have gone up gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. gone up, the bread i have gone u- 50. , gone up, the bread i have gone u . 50 . , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone u. 50, , ., ., , gone up, the bread i have gone u 50. , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. this woman i
there, not from the place where he, works from another, country but he is gone to ireland to work in ireland. he works actually in this very nice restaurant in double and, it is called coincidently this is a restaurant that has been in the press here in the united states recently, it just got a rave right up in the new york times. an article called adventures on dublin s culinary trail. new single out this restaurant in dublin for its ambiance and hospitality, and it s food. but this young man who works there, he is 17, and he is from france, he is not irish. he has come over from france to go to ireland to work at this restaurant. he has an intern job in the kitchen. and this past week on thursday, our thanksgiving day here, this young man 17 years, old who was on his way to work, he is about 1:30 in the afternoon, and he happened upon a man with a knife who was in the middle of attacking someone and the kid jumped into the fray, he was armed with absolutely nothing at all