scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and sa
But our Political Editor nick watt has been around westminster finding out how this is all going down, and hes with me now. Can we put a figure on it . We can confirm that the uk has agreed to the eu framework for settling that financial divorce bill with eu when we leave. Stage one came in the Prime Ministers speech in florence when she said that the uk would agree to cover it share of the eu budget up to the end of 2020. The final stage has come just now, which is that the uk has agreed that it will meet its liabilities racked up as a member of the european union. Where you go from there is a matter of dispute. The sources i have been talking to say that they are not putting a number on the table. The Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph which broke this story, the Daily Telegraph is talking about a figure of up to 55 billion euros and the Financial Times is talking about 100 Million Euros but think it could be mass such down to half of that. The uk government do not want the figu
More than three months after the terrorist attack which killed 22 people. And englands cricketers wrap up the series against the west indies, winning the third test at lords by nine wickets. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Hurricane irma is continuing to sweep its way across the caribbean, en route to the us coast, leaving a path of devastation. In cuba, a Million People, almost a tenth of the countrys population, have been moved to safety, along with thousands of tourists. State media said it was the first time the eye of a category 5 storm had made landfall in the country for eighty five years. Winds pounded cubas northern coast, causing flooding and bringing down power lines. The bahamas have largely been spared after the storm changed course. This is irmas trajectory. Its expected to make landfall with us coast tomorrow, before heading inland. In florida, more than six Million People, a quarter of its population, have been told to evacuate. Officials have confirmed that six p
But they dont automatically get the minimum wage. But could that be about to change . Ill look at what it means for workers. Good morning from wimbledon. It all went well yesterday, didnt it . Injury fears prove unfounded as andy murray breezes into the second round at wimbledon with a straight sets victory on opening day. Carol has the weather. Not much of a brief today. It will be dry and sunny but we have persistent rain gcioss sunny but we have persistent rain across the central area of the uk breeze. If you come to wimbledon, only 10 chance of a shower. And we only 1096 chance of a shower. And we might play tennis something to look forward to. Good morning. First, our main story. A plan to revolutionise the treatment that Cancer Patients receive, through individually mapping their dna, is being proposed by the Chief Medical Officerfor england. The proposals would mean millions of patients would have treatments that were directly targetted at the particular strain of cancer they ha
Story before 10am. It isa it is a must watch. And, a legal battle over the rights of parents to take their children out of school for holidays during term time reaches the highest court in the land today. Well speak to the father at the centre of the case. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. And as always, really keen to hear from you. After 10am well be hearing how a Primary School in bournemouth has started allowing pupils to wear their comfy slippers in class, after Research Found it helps them to get better grades and generally improve their performance. If you work from home, you might already know thats the case. Do get in touch with your views. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Donald trump has sacked the United States top Legal Advisor after she questioned the legality of his travel ban. Acting