the headlines: the deadline has passed for officials named in sue gray s report into lockdown breaches in downing street to respond or object, ahead of its long awaited publication this week. energy company, e.0n, is warning that unless the government intervenes, the number of its customers in fuel poverty could reach 40% by the autumn. the ukrainian government says it won t agree to a ceasefire with russia that involves giving up territory in an apparent hardening of its position. more than 300 scotrail services have been cancelled for the third sunday in a row it comes on the eve of major timetable cuts across the country. now on bbc news, with exclusive access to ukraine s winning entry, our world follows kalush orchestra from the war torn outskirts of kyiv to their triumph in turin. they sing in ukrainian this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year s eurovision song contest.
of the evidence sue gray has won t be made public, but she ll use it to criticise some of her senior civil colleagues. those she intends to name were given until five o clock today to respond. her report could still be delayed if any of them take legal action, but whitehall unions think this is unlikely. most of the people who are going to be named by sue gray have already been named in the media, so it would be pretty limited, the option for anyone wanting a significant challenge. you can t rule anything out, but i would be surprised if actually there are a large number of people going to be named it s probably the most senior people who are involved in the issues that sue s been investigating and therefore i would be quite surprised if there was any ground for any kind of legal challenge. the fallout from so called partygate isn t limited to one party. keir starmer, currently under investigation by durham police, has said he d resign if they find he broke lockdown laws. he s the
may not be sue gray who has the final say on party gate. there was another call today for more action to protect the lowest income households from the rising cost of living. the boss of one of the uk s biggest energy companies, e.0n, said 40% of customers could by october be in fuel poverty that s when more than a tenth of disposable income is spent on energy. our business editor simonjack is here. simon this is not the first energy company to speak in these terms where s this heading? i think we are heading for what is already a cost of living crisis and what energy bosses have described horrific this october, we have already had the £700 rise in april. but the sun is out and people aren t yuzing their heating and there is another £700 rise in october and that could hit hen the nights are getting longer and cold ir. the
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in preserving the rainforest and in controlling and pushing the sustainable industries. just an update on the report on parties at downing street during covid lockdowns. it s emerged that the uk prime minister borisjohnson did hold a meeting sometime before 21st april with civil servant sue gray who has been conducting an inquiry into lockdown breaches in government. number 10 has told us the prime minister commissioned the investigation led by sue gray and has been clear throughout that it should be completely independent. as he reiterated again today, the decision on what and when to publish rests entirely with the investigation team and he will respond in parliament once it concludes. don t forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter i m @samanthatvnews.