and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the deal means octopus will take on bulb s 1.5 million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb biggest green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november bulb went into administration. it was only kept going by the government which pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the business but now a deal has been struck that it is hoped will give relief notjust to customers and taxpayers but also hundreds of staff. today octopus were confident that the takeover of bulb s customers would be smith. octopus has great experience of bringing large numbers of customers across, so for example when the largest to date failed we were able to look after those customers and staff pretty seamlessly, and i think with bulb the experience we have got means we are probably the natural choice. in means we are
false claims after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there s major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24 hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt members are on strike. coming up at 5.40pm, we ll bring you the latest technology news in click. i m maryam moshiri. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb s one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the govern
but compared with what we have now, thatis but compared with what we have now, that is going to feel very different. that is your forecast, that thanks, nick. and that s bbc news at six on friday 28th october. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m sarah mulkerrins. ireland are in need of massive sporting shock, when the face the world number one side at the rugby league world cup. at the rugby world cup another upset is needed as wales need to beat the hosts and the defending chamopions new zealand if they are to make the final four. and we ll hear from christian horner, as his team red bull are fined for breaking formula one s budget cap. also coming up in the programme. rain, rain go away more games are washed out at the t20 world
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the g7 the group of seven wealthiest nations have condemned the referendums being held in parts of ukraine to decide whether they want to join russia. it added the votes, which are being organised by moscow backed officials, are a breach of the united nations charter. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. voting is expected to run until tuesday and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour. these pictures, filmed in russian occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. here, at least, it is not a secret ballot. meanwhile, russia is continuing to mobilise its reserve troops, which isn t going entirely smoothly. with the latest, here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. it was the moment the
greg: already a busy morning. right now at this very moment at westminister hall inside the parliament complex, there is joint session, lawmakers are offering condolences to king charles iii and his queen consort camilla. charles will make marks, as well and then head to scotland where the oak coffin with the royal ensig nia was carried to a jammed city on sunday from her barmela home. they will walk with the casket to the main cathedral for a public viewing, that could be the highlight of the day. this weekend, the public got glimpses of king charles here and around buckingham palace as he moved to different meetings and events. out this weekend was prince william, wife kate and prince harry and wife meghan, first time the four have been seen together since harry and meghan moved to the u.s. harry said about the queen calling her granny, thank you for your commitment to service, sound advice, infectious smile, we smile knowing you and grandpa are reunited and together in p