in the europa league and conference league. liverpool will face the czech champions sparta prague. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. energy bills are set to fall to their lowest level for two years from april, under a new price cap set by the regulator. it means a drop of around £238 a year, or around £20 a month, based on a typical amount of energy used in households in england, scotland and wales. rules are different in northern ireland but prices are also falling there. here s our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. hi. keeping the heat in, the cold out and bills down is top of the agenda in so many houses right now. it s always a conscious thing, where i m always thinking of, you know, the bills coming out every month. l it sjust in the back of your mind? i always. absolutely. so, when your energy bill starts to fall, will that make a difference to how you feel as a family? yeah, absolutely. itjust takes the pressure off. i mean, with food pr
century quality where might, particularly his might, is right. that is why we must all stand up to putin. notjust out of sympathy that is why we must all stand up to putin. not just out of sympathy to ukraine, but because his actions in ukraine, but because his actions in ukraine are so dangerous for everyone else. if we get it given to the idea that one country can invade another with impunity, then we will be left in a dreadful situation where any country can face a similarfate. respect situation where any country can face a similar fate. respect for sovereignty lies at the heart of the international system, at the heart of the united nations. nothing matters more to its members then having our borders treated as inviolable, and that s why i nothing should be more to us than to see putin fail. we must stand up. thank you. i putin fail. we must stand up. thank ou. ., ., you. i now give the floor. .. lord cameron you. i now give the floor. .. lord cameron addressing ca
now on bbc news it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. england are off the mark, but it s far from convincing against haiti, in their women s world cup opener. rain rain go away, england have to battle the elements, in the hunt for australian wickets, to stay in the ashes. and, a hoylake record in an open, jon rahm shoots a round of 63 on day three at royal liverpool. also coming up on sportsday. it s a first pole in almost two years for lewis hamilton, who pips championship leader verstappen by the finest of margins. and the yellowjersey is his. vingegaard rolls into the final stage as the leader of the tour de france. hello there, and welcome to sportsday this saturday. and all eyes were on england s eagerly awaited first group game of the women s world cup. but it s fair to say they made hard work of haiti in brisbane. georgia stanway s retaken penalty proving the difference, against one of the lowest ranked teams in the tournament, who could ha
was announced shortly after israel carried out an intense aerial bombardment of the southern city of rafah. this was the scene after those israeli strikes. a spokesman for the hamas run health ministry says at least 67 palestinians were killed. a doctor at a nearby hospital said it was unable to cope with the number of injured. the two israeli hostages, fernando marman and louis har, have been reunited with their families and are said to be in good condition. the israeli prime minister said only continued military pressure will free more hostages. here s barbara plett usher. a family reunited, after 128 days of captivity. fernando marman on the left and louis har on the right, rescued last night. their lives torn apart on that traumatic day in october when hamas attacked their village and dragged them into gaza. now there is overwhelming relief, even a certain amount of joyful disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating on 200, maybe more. a lot of tears. hugs, not m
southern city of rafah. this was the scene after those israeli strikes. a spokesman for the hamas run health ministry says at least 67 palestinians were killed. a doctor at a nearby hospital said it was unable to cope with the number of injured. the two israeli hostages, fernando marman and louis har, have been reunited with their families and are said to be in good condition. the israeli prime minister said only continued military pressure will free more hostages. here s barbara plett usher. a family reunited, after 128 days of captivity. fernando marman on the left and louis har on the right, rescued last night. their lives torn apart on that traumatic day in october when hamas attacked their village and dragged them into gaza. now there is overwhelming relief, even a certain amount of joyful disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating on 200, maybe more. a lot of tears. hugs, not many words. just being together, surrounded by the family, and surrounded by our belo