facing up to that again particularly if you re already struggling? the debt charity stepchange says the trouble is you can count the pennies as much as you like plenty of people simply can t budget their way out of this. your thoughts your stories energy bills and you. really looking forward to getting your stories over the next hour. get in contact. text 85058. at two minutes past nine let s get the news headlines from deena campbell. the energy regulator, 0fgem,
and here is the news from deena campbell. senior police officers in northern ireland are due to be questioned this morning about a major data breach. the details of thousands of officers and civilian staff members were made public by mistake. a search and rescue mission is continuing in hawaii, where at least six people have been killed in wildfires. the tourist town of lahaina on the island of maui has been badly hit. marks and spencer, politicians and environmental groups are calling on the government to remove the 20% vat on period underwear. the open letter asks for the tax on the products to be lifted in the upcoming autumn statement. travel agents and online tour operators say the uk s wash out summer has caused an increase in last minute bookings for holidays abroad. the industry says all inclusive deals are especially popular, as people try to control their spending.
texts and calls i would say looking at the dossier, a lot of stuff on the dossier, a lot of links to wikipedia. be careful. get in touch. keir starmer coming up at 10.00. likewise your questions for keir starmer, the leader of the opposition, the man who wants to be prime minister. i wonder what he makes of this question might get in touch. more to come. now for the news with deena campbell. the head of natwest, dame alison rose, has resigned in a row about the closure of nigel farage s account at coutts bank, which is part of natwest group. downing street had expressed significant concerns about her conduct, after she revealed she was the source of
now deena campbell. thank you, nicky. the chief executive of natwest, dame alison rose, has stepped down after admitting being the source behind an inaccurate bbc report about nigel farage s bank account with coutts. the government had expressed significant concerns about her staying in the role before she resigned. police in england will no longer attend callouts for mental health related issues, unless there is a potential crime or a threat to life. the new approach is being introduced over the next two years. but charities warn that mental health services which are already stretched will have to respond instead. data commissioned by the bbc shows the average number of requests to view rental properties has more than tripled since the pandemic. according to the property website rightmove, each home receives on average 20 viewing requests. a new study suggests that planking or doing wall squats could be a good way to reduce blood pressure. researchers in the uk