And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be don
Libya syria and yemen are bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak officials there have shut down schools and impose travel restrictions but how can this virus be contained in conflict zones and can developing nations cope with the pandemic this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im. From complete lockdowns of cities to building new hospitals rich countries appear to be better suited in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic but covered 19 is straining Health Systems and some governments are struggling and this raises fears that nations whose hospitals are closed or ill equipped may not be able to cope conflict zones are for particular concern libyas un recognized government in tripoli has declared a state of emergency its ordered the closure of its land air and sea crossings as well as schools for 3 weeks yemens government has suspended all flights to and from airports under its control for 2 weeks and syria has delayed its parliament to elections and canceled mo
Libya syria and yemen are bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak officials there have shut down schools and impose travel restrictions but how can this virus be contained in conflict zones and can developing nations cope with it and i think this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program. From complete lockdowns of cities to building new hospitals rich countries appear to be better suited in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic but covered 19 is straining Health Systems and some governments are struggling and this raises fears that nations whose hospitals are closed or ill equipped may not be able to cope conflict zones are for particular concern libyas un recognized government in tripoli has declared a state of emergency its ordered the closure of its land air and sea crossings as well as schools for 3 weeks yemens government suspended all flights to and from airports under its control for 2 weeks and syria has delayed its problem entry elections and canceled most Pu
Libya syria and yemen are bracing for a possible corona Virus Outbreak officials there have shut down schools and impose travel restrictions but how can this virus be contained in conflict zones and can developing nations cope with the pandemic this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im. From complete lockdowns of cities to building new hospitals rich countries appear to be better suited in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic but covert 19 is straining Health Systems and some governments are struggling and this raises fears that nations whose hospitals are closed or ill equipped may not be able to cope conflict zones are for particular concern libyas u. N. Recognized government in tripoli has declared a state of emergency its ordered the closure of its land air and sea crossings as well as schools for 3 weeks yemens government suspended all flights to and from airports under its control for 2 weeks and syria has delayed its problem entry elections and canceled mos
As the nhs braces itself for the new year period its often its busiest time a pioneering scheme in wales is aiming to take the pressure off hospitals and doctors surgeries. Five members of the Welsh Ambulance service have graduated to become the uks first prescribing paramedics and the team can be deployed across the nhs. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been on the road with some of them. It enhances the role greatly and it makes our role a lot more flexible. Patients dont always phone 999 because they think they have a life threatening emergency. So we probably see on average 19 or 20 patients a day and deal with them and the gp will have time for those more complex patients. We can speak to them and say rather than put them in the back of the ambulance and take them, how about we get one of our cars to attend . Mike is one of a new breed of prescribing paramedics, one of the first five. Theirjob, where possible, is to keep people out of hospital. Here, he is called to a Diabetic Patie