Good evening and welcome to bbc news. More than Three Million british gas customers are facing a big rise in their electricity bills. From september the company will charge 12. 5 more for electricity. It means a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £67. British gas says its putting up prices for the first time in nearly four years because its own costs have risen. But the government and Consumer Groups have condemned the move. Heres our business editor, simonjack. Electricity, a basic need, a simple product. Its the same wherever, or whomever, you buy from. If you buy it from british gas, it will be 12. 5 more expensive from september as the uks largest supplier hiked prices for the first time in four years. Given wholesale costs have come down over that period, why raise prices now . We do agree that, over the last few years, since we dropped Electricity Prices the last time, wholesale costs have indeed fallen by about £36 on a typical bill but we
Coming up in sportsday on bbc news. England womens goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has been ruled out of the rest of euro 2017 after breaking her leg in the Quarterfinal Win over france. Good evening. More than 3 million british gas customers are facing a big rise in their electricity bills. From september, the company will charge 12. 5 more for electricity. It means a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £76. British gas says its putting up prices for the first time in nearly four years because its own costs have risen. But the government and Consumer Groups have condemned the move. Heres our business editor, simonjack. Electricity, a basic need, a simple product. Its the same wherever, or whomever, you buy from. If you buy it from british gas, it will be 12. 5 more expensive from september, as the uks largest supplier hiked prices for the first time in four years. Given wholesale costs have come down over that period, why raise prices now . We do agree
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. More than Three Million british gas customers are facing a big rise in their electricity bills. From september the company will charge 12. 5 more for electricity. It means a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £67. British gas says its putting up prices for the first time in nearly four years because its own costs have risen. But the government and Consumer Groups have condemned the move. Heres our business editor, simonjack. Electricity, a basic need, a simple product. Its the same wherever, or whomever, you buy from. If you buy it from british gas, it will be 12. 5 more expensive from september as the uks largest supplier hiked prices for the first time in four years. Given wholesale costs have come down over that period, why raise prices now . We do agree that, over the last few years, since we dropped Electricity Prices the last time, wholesale costs have indeed fallen by about £36 on a typical bill but we
Suspects in last weeks attacks. The mornings raids happened in the saint denis district which has a High Percentage of muslim residents. Translator i was out on the street and i heard shots. A senior french Prosecutor Says Police Found Bodies of two militants in the building and detained eight others and have prevented a new terrorist attack. Translator we subdued another terrorist group. But the Prosecutor Says the fate of a key suspect is not yet known. The police had received a tip. A tip that abdul abaaoud was hiding there. Hes suspected in playing a key role in the attacks. He was interviewed. He claims he and two others travelled to europe to terrorize countriess he says are waging war on muslims and said they were able to detain weapons and set up a safe housh. Another french prosecuting revealed new accounts and said nine terrorists mounted attacks on at least six locations. This means there were at least two more suspects at the scenes. The seven others were shot dead or blew
The mornings raids happened in the saint denis district which has a High Percentage of muslim residents. Translator i was out on the street and i heard shots. A senior french Prosecutor Says Police Found Bodies of two militants in the building and detained eight others and have prevented a new terrorist attack. Translator we subdued another terrorist group. But the Prosecutor Says the fate of a key suspect is not yet known. The police had received a tip. A tip that abdul abaaoud was hiding there. Hes suspected in playing a key role in the attacks. He was interviewed. He claims he and two others travelled to europe to terrorize countriess he says are waging war on muslims and said they were able to detain weapons and set up a safe housh. Another french prosecuting revealed new accounts and said nine terrorists mounted attacks on at least six locations. This means there were at least two more suspects at the scenes. The seven others were shot dead or blew themselves up. Interior minister