been injured in a series of incidents involving a firearm on the isle of skye and the kyle of lochalsh, in scotland. all children in london aged between one and nine will be offered a polio booster vaccine after more traces of the virus are found in the capital s waste water. four days of extreme weather is forecast in england and wales. # we re walking in the air. the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. hello, good evening. with fresh warnings about soaring energy bills over the next few months, the chancellor nadhim zahawi says the treasury is preparing options for the next prime minister. but there are concerns that households could fall further behind in paying for their gas and electricity. at the moment, annual energy bills for an average household are £1,971. but those bills are predicted to soar to around over £3,500 in october. and forecasters say they could rise to more than £4,200 injanuary wh
the sunny weather, temperatures will lift to 27, 20 eight celsius in eastern scotland, 27 may be across northern ireland again. going to be cooler around the eastern coasts with the breeze coming in off the sea but we could see temperatures 36 celsius towards parts of the south west midlands in the afternoon and it will be hotter as we go into friday and indeed saturday. the potentially something cooler next week. thanks matt. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday the 10th of august. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sam lister, political editor of the daily express and kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk. to
that a support package is being developed. also on the programme: all children in london between one and nine will be offered a polio booster vaccine, after the virus was detected in wastewater. as the heatwave continues, we report on the extreme problems faced by farmers and the agriculture industry. and the storyteller who enchanted millions the author and illustrator raymond briggs has died. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a night to rememberfor will smeed, scoring the hundreds first ever century to inspire birmingham phoenix to victory over southern brave. welcome to bbc news at ten. higher energy bills for millions of households could be on the way sooner than expected, according to the energy regulator ofgem and the industry body energy uk. earlier this evening, they confirmed that it was possible for suppliers to put up direct debits in advance of the new price regime in october. ministers, who ve been widely accused of doing too little to help households, are
raymond briggs has died at the age of 88. he was best known for his 1978 classic, the snowman. his family say he ll be deeply missed. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sam lister, political editor of the daily express and kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk. tomorrow s front pages, starting with, rocketing energy bills lead many front pages the i says energy firms are being threatened with higher taxes if they don t investment more in renewables and north sea gas. former prime minister gordon brown has told the guardian energy companies that can t offer lower bills should be temporarily taken in to public ownership, to tackle the cost of living crisis. meanwhile the daily star reports comments from consumer expert martin lewis, who told the bbc that what he called a zombie government must provide more help. the daily telegraph claims one spark could cause destruction , with the met office war