and fight for survival. as long as people are here, lutzerath stays. brazil s supreme court will investigate the role of the former president, jair bolsonaro, in the storming of government buildings by his supporters last weekend. takeaways, restaurants, and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates, and bowls from october as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. hello and welcome. iran has executed a british iranian man on charges of spying for the uk. alireza akbari, who was iran s deputy defence minister, was detained in 2019. he d denied passing sensitive information to the british government and said he was forced to confess after being tortured. the british prime minsiter rishi sunak says he s appalled by what he described as a callous and cowardly act. this report is from our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning despite repeated last minute appeals
hello, and a warm welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m azadeh moshiri. we begin here in the uk where the new year starts with renewed strikes. only 20% of train services are expected to run this week because of walk outs by rmt and aslef union members. that means many areas won t be seeing any trains at all. this is the latest in a series of strikes across the rail network, which have caused major disruptions. and that s on top of ambulance drivers, nurses, driving examiners, highway workers and postal workers all going on strike in recent weeks. so, how does this affect the uk economy? let s ask susannah streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at hargreaves lansdown. so, susanna, of course this affects people s day to day lives, but how does it affect the uk economy as a whole? essentially what will happen this week is there will be a delay to the return to work for millions of people who will be forced to try and work from home if they can, but a
and the duchess of sussex tells a us magazine that just existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up: we ll hearfrom one gardener who s successfully grown the world s longest cucumber. it s a lot of fun growing a giant vegetable. you can compete notjust in the uk, you can compete around the world. it s incredible. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal to help pakistan deal with devastating floods. the country s prime minister has said the floods are the worst in the country s history. provinces in the south by the provinces in the south by the worst provinces in the south by the worst affected. but mountainous regions further north have also been badly hit. more than 1,000 people are known to have been killed as roads, homes and bridges were washed away across the country. and officials estimate more than 33 million pakistanis, that s one in seven people, have been affected by the flooding. we have two reports from pakistan. in
disney now has more subscribers than netflix. but higher prices are on the way. we start here in the uk where energy company bosses are due to meet government ministers in the next few hours as calls grow for more action to tackle soaring energy bills. pressure is mounting on the two candidates who hope to become the next prime minister liz truss and rishi sunak, to set out how they would tackle the crisis amid warnings millions could be forced into poverty without more government support. on wednesday, a survey revealed six million uk households are already in debt to their energy suppliers even before billsjump again this winter. in october 2021, the average energy bill in the uk was £1,200 a year. but the war in ukraine has set wholesale gas and electricity prices soaring. average annual bills are currently close to £2000 pounds. now some experts are warning they could jump to more than £3500 pounds in the autumn and more than £4200 pounds in january. our consumer