hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. a group of charities and community organisations has called the rises in energy bills a national emergency as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. but the energy minister say their plan won t work. the author sir salman rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk after being stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and forty are injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leading one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. now, it s hardtalk, with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sac
a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leading one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn, to help people deal with the rising cost of living. the government has already pledged up to £1,200 to help the most vulnerable families. but with the energy price cap due to rise this autumn, and then again i
hello, good afternoon. all change weatherwise into the start of next week. it will be unsettled with thundery showers and also feeling cooler. but one more day of that extreme heat and the met office weather warning which extends all the way up to northern england and into eastern areas of wales. it is valid until midnight tonight, the heat uncomfortable for many, of course. some thunderstorms around today but wet weather out towards northern ireland and scotland, some flashes of lightning already, but for most, the heat and sunshine continues, high cloud in the south, temperatures for some could get as high as 34 35. 0vernight tonight, still warm and uncomfortable for sleeping. some showery rain in western wales and the south west of england, otherwise dry, temperatures dipping to the mid to high teens for many. so, a warm start again tomorrow morning. but more showers around on monday, the thunderstorms particularly across england and wales will be hit and miss, some place
are life changing but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact, after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and a0 are injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people, who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this a
of humour remains intact after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. now on bbc news, deportation flights from the uk to jamaica are among the most controversial carried out by the home office. adina campbell has been to jamaica to meet some of the people affected. the tropical shores of jamaica. crystal blue waters framed by mountainous skylines. but this isn t the everyday reality for manyjamaicans who face high unemployment rates, dangerous levels of crime and are also swept up in the rising cost of living crisis. and life is even tougher for those who never had any intention to be here. there are two sides to jamaica. this one, a beautiful tourist hotspot. but then there s the other side. and for those people who ve been deported against their will, this is a place they don t want to be. they put them on a plane. they take them to their country. and then they re on the street. i ve been shot at, chased with machete. i ve been through hell. it s very hard out her