to the outside world. talks to pass the un high seas treaty to protect the world s oceans and marine life in new york have failed to reach an agreement for the fifth time as governments could not agree on the terms. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league reaction to that and rest of the day s sport news in sportsday at 7.30pm. good evening. the chancellor nadhim zahawi says middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains dif
scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and sa
identify. good morning from an empty london euston station as more than 16,000 rail workers go on strike again. when will it be over and what should you do if you are travelling today? i will have the details. is it ratcliffe to the rescue for manchester united? british billionairejim ratcliffe says he would be interested in buying the club if the glazer family wants to sell. from trash to treasure. we find out how items destined for the tip are raising thousands for charity thanks to upcycling. good morning. after yesterday s torrential date range which led to localised flooding in parts of the south east, today it will be drier with some sunshine and the odd shower, we have got a new weather front coming in across the introducing thick cloud and some rain. all of the details throughout the programme this morning. it s thursday 18th august. our main story. thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland will be getting their a level, t level and btec results
that fell between midnight and 6am. and you can see how extensive that was in the intensity of the rain but some areas actually had hardly any painful at all and this is the problem with showers, they are very hit and miss. and next cause for concern is the showers in the south east. there is a number weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day today. we could see as much as 50 millimetres injust today. we could see as much as 50 millimetres in just an today. we could see as much as 50 millimetres injust an hour and may be as much as 100 millimetres plus before the days through the plenty of showers through the afternoon, quite a lot of cloud generally through england and wales. the best of the sunshine in the east of scotland and parts of northern ireland. noticeably fresher here. and if you dodged the showers further south and east with some sunshine you could see temperatures peaking at 25 c. through the evening and overnight most showers fading awa
particularly wales, the midlands, south west england and the cloud has been thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. the guys are clouding up for northern ireland as the warm front starts to move in skies. plenty of scott sunshine further south and east. mid to high teens and we could be looking at 22 degrees across the south east. play continuing for wimbledon. this evening, that weather front brings outbreaks of rain too much of scotland, particularly north and west of scotland, it could be quite heavy and persistent. some showers likely for northern england and elsewhere further south clearer skies and temperatures in single digits but further north and west, quite a warm and muggy night. wednesday looks like being another cloudy one for northern and western areas, murky and feeling quite humid. spots of rain across scotland and it will be quite windy. best of the sunshine in parts of wales, the midlands and we could see the temperatures peaking at around 25 degrees, t