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
We meet some of the first people to benefit. Being able to communicate with her other than through a screen or her being asked to come into the garden, to see her in her own room, absolutely great. Calls for football to address the scandal of dementia in the game. England legend geoff hurstjoins those calling for new restricitons on heading the ball. Good morning. Today once again will bea good morning. Today once again will be a blustery day, windy for some, rain moving west to east, still mild for most but through the day in the west, temperatures will start to fall. All the details in ten minutes. Its wednesday the 18th of november. Our top story. New cars and vans powered entirely by petrol or diesel will not be sold in the uk from 2030. The plans are part what the Prime Minister is calling a green Industrial Revolution aimed at tackling Climate Change. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin has more. The fuel pump. On a slowjourney towards the scrapheap. From 2030, the government
Now, its time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament, our look back at the big events in westminster and beyond. Coming up in the next half hour, the government suffers two commons rebellions in a week one on trade and one on the planned end of an increased benefit payment. The question for us right now is whether the end of march this year, just ten weeks away, is the right moment to begin unwinding this support. As the uk records its highest daily coronavirus death toll, the labour leader challenges borisjohnson over the home secretarys claims that borders should have shut sooner. I was an advocate, says the home secretary, of closing them last march. I think it was last march that the right honourable gentleman, along with many others, was actually saying that we didnt need to close borders. And asjoe biden takes over as us president , theres a blunt message for his predecessor from scotlands first minister. Im sure many of us ac
Now its time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament, our look back at the big events in westminster and beyond. Coming up in the next half hour, the government suffers two commons rebellions in a week one on trade and one on the planned end of an increased benefit payment. The question for us right now is whether the end of march this year, just ten weeks away, is the right moment to begin unwinding this support. As the uk records its highest daily coronavirus death toll, the labour leader challenges borisjohnson over the home secretarys claims that borders should have shut sooner. I was an advocate, says the home secretary, of closing them last march. I think it was last march that the right honourable gentleman, along with many others, was actually saying that we didnt need to close borders. And asjoe biden takes over as us president , theres a blunt message for his predecessor from scotlands first minister. Im sure many of us acr