good morning. the boss of the uk s third largest energy company has warned households need urgent help to avoid a winter of hardship. steven fitzpatrick from ovo energy wants the government to subsidise soaring bills, but with help tapering off for high earners who use more electricity. it comes as a report from the resolution foundation think tank warns three million people could be in absolute poverty by next year without a change in government policy. a separate study from university college london has warned of the dangerous consequences for children of growing up in cold homes. meanwhile, in his final speech in office the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is going nuclear the answer to britain s e
of office, i say go nuclear and go large and go with sizewell c. china may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a much delayed report by the united nations. explosion. more shelling near the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine delays a visit by un safety inspectors. and she s not done yet serena williams wins again at the us open, saving her retirement for another day. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s transfer deadline day, and we ll bring you the latest, with manchester united signing antony form ajax for an initial fee of £82 million. good afternoon. tributes have been coming in for bill turnbull the former bbc presenter who s died at the age of 66, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. he hosted bbc breakfast for 15 years, and also appeared on songs of praise, strictly come dancing and classic fm. susannah reid, who presented breakfast with him, said he was the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business . his family said
another encore for serena williams. she showed she s got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgow s chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. it s not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will also be some showers and some of those could be heavy and potentially thundery. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday 1st september. the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk today. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is