since the pandemic. iam in i am in the olympic park in munich on day one of the european championships. and coming up on the bbc news channel. momentum in montreal for the british, as jack draper beats stefanos tsitsipas, tojoin dan evans and cam norrie in the last 16 in canada. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. talks have been taking place this morning between energy bosses and the government including the prime minister as the threat of rocketing energy costs grows starker. the pm, the chancellor and the business secretary, have been asking firms how they can help consumers. it comes as bills are set to hit £4000 a year, possibly hire come january. £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua . , , , , £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua. ,, january. our business correspondent re orts. in the fridgejust in the fridge just got some bottled water and i9p pop. dallas has a roof over her head but little hours. the monthly energy bill for her flat has gone up f
also on the programme: a meeting in downing street with energy bosses but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a&e in england and response times for ambulances were much longer than the target time. and at the european championships, alice kinsella wins silver for great britain in the women s gymnastics all round final. and coming up on the bbc news channel: eve muirhead calls time on her curling career. the team gb skip retires as an olympic champion and hopes her success inspires girls in years to come. good evening. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force until sunday with temperatures expected to reach 37 celsius in some places over the weekend. a drought could also be declared tomorrow for some parts of england, with government officials, the water companies and groups including the national farmers union due to meet to discuss the prolonged dry weather. the met offic
as the intrusive and distressing experiences that they are, they risk losing the confidence of the public. daniel sandford, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. in the last hour, ministers have said energy companies have agreed to work with the government in crisis talks to help people struggling with energy bills. # i m up in space, man. and still to come, we report from turin, about their advice for hosting eurovision, as the short list of uk cities is revealed tomorrow. coming up on the bbc news channel. eve muirhead, who skippered gb to olympic gold in beijing, calls time on her curling career, saying it s the hardest decision of her life.