a memorable night for manchester united, who lift the mood at old trafford with a stunning win over liverpool. good morning. it isa it is a mild start today. quite a muqqy it is a mild start today. quite a muggy day ahead. some are showery rain in the north and west. drier and brighter in the south and east. details coming up. good morning. it s tuesday, august 23rd. some very sad breaking news this morning. a nine year old girl has been shot dead in liverpool overnight. police are hunting for the gunman after he opened fire at a house in the knotty ash area of the city. two adults were also injured. we re still getting the details on this. we will be hearing from andy gill on the scene as the programme goes on. we can tell you this shooting happened in kingsheath avenue in the east of liverpool, in knotty ash. it happened at about one o clock this morning. the road is cordoned off at several junctions as police make door to door inquiries. we have had a statement from the po
scenarios like rationing energy has been extended from two days to four. we know been extended from two days to four. we know the business secretary, kwasi we know the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, haddin sought advice from government officials untiljune for scenarios like rationing energy. the government have been stressing that people should not panic. this is a usual that people should not panic. this is a usual contingency planning exercise is a usual contingency planning exercise that they do, and households shouldn t be thinking about households shouldn t be thinking about trying to cut down on energy use or about trying to cut down on energy use or worrying about blackouts this winter use or worrying about blackouts this winter. industry insiders have told the bbc winter. industry insiders have told the bbc that government ministers should the bbc that government ministers should he the bbc that government ministers should be doing more to try to secure s
is three minutes past six. older people may be forced to decide between heating or eating this winter as energy bills soar that s the warning from the charity, age uk. it comes ahead of the latest energy price cap announcement, which is expected later this week. ben is here and has the details. yes. this is a stark warning from one of the uk s biggest charities that helps older people, about the hard choices many are going to have to make this winter. age uk has been giving us a sense ofjust how severe the situation will be. the choices people have to make are going the choices people have to make are going to the choices people have to make are going to he the choices people have to make are going to be extremely difficult. a lot of going to be extremely difficult. a lot of older people will be really concerned about how they re going to pay for concerned about how they re going to pay for their heating costs. so people pay for their heating costs. so people make take d