as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt told the
operation around brighton. labour defends the decision to offer a job to the former civil servant sue gray, who oversaw the investigation into lockdown parties in downing street. more revelations from matt hancock s lockdown messages government officials discussed the need for the police to get tougher with the public over covid rules. and it s the end of an era as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio two. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s cassa. round up, from the bbc good morning. round up, from the bbc england s opening batterjason roy has given his side a huge boost ahead of the 50 over world cup later this year returning to form with a century against bangladesh
in th second one day international taking place in dhaka. roy hit some trademark strokes along the way to scoring 132 before he was out and equalled the record for half centuries by an opener for his country, and he didn t stop there going past 100 before he was eventually out for 132. captainjos buttler also made 76 and moeen ali is getting valuable runs. england are 299 7 off 47 overs. the former wales footballer jason bowen has been speaking about his fight against motor neurone disease. he says his first thoughts after his diagnosis were for his wife and children. the 50 year old, who played for cardiff city, swansea city and newport county during his career, first noticed something was wrong two years ago, but says that exercises he s been doing, and treatment he s getting, at the morrello clinic in newport, has been helping him cope. it does specialise in rehabilitation for people with neurological conditions. they re heartbroken.