we start with the soaring cost of living because there s a warning home energy bills here in the uk could rise even higher than previously feared this winter. wholesale gas prices have jumped back to near record highs after a further squeeze on europe s gas supplies by russia. our global trade correspondent dharshini david has the details. this is being claimed as the first truly global energy crisis, the result of moscow weaponising fossil fuels in europe has been the key target. this is the wholesale price paid for gas there. 4a8% higher than a year ago because traditionally it got to 40% of its gas from russia. that latest rise reflects a focus on this, this is nord stream one, the pipeline carrying bird of europe s russian gas supply all the way to germany, that flow has now dropped to just a fifth of normal levels, russia blames that on the impact of sanctions on vital equipment, opponents say it s an attempt to blackmail by turning down those taps. those concerns have a
Thundery showers pushing northwards and petering out and may be more thunderstorms for some as we head through this afternoon. There will be a lot of sunshine around as well particularly towards the north and the west so if we take a look at the bigger picture, some thundery showers are possible across wales, the midlands and east anglia. Further south its cooler, drier and quite a lot of cloud around and its cool and cloudy towards north sea coasts as well with the onshore wind. The best of the sunshine across parts of Northern Ireland and scotland, where we could get to 22 celsius in the north west of scotland, the place to be, also possibly 22 degrees in parts of east anglia again today. 0vernight tonight i will Weather Front keeps waving a little further north, but further south, waving a little further north, but furthersouth, bringing waving a little further north, but further south, bringing further outbreaks of rain, thunderstorms approaching east anglia by the end of the night
up 12% in a year. now mcdonald s has put up the price of its cheeseburger in the uk for the first time in more than 1a years. coletta smith reports. from huge household brand saying they are charging a small. now it is the turn of mcdonald s. mcdonald s. cheeseburger - lease. mcdonald s. cheeseburger please- they mcdonald s. cheeseburger please. they have - mcdonald s. cheeseburger please. they have added l mcdonald s. cheeseburger- please. they have added between ten and 20p please. they have added between ten and 20p to please. they have added between ten and 20p to lots please. they have added between ten and 20p to lots of please. they have added between ten and 20p to lots of items - please. they have added between ten and 20p to lots of items on i ten and 20p to lots of items on the menu. i cheeseburger has gone up from 99p to £119. mcdonald say they are facing increased cost for things like fuel, wages and ingredients. and the likes of mcdonald s and other big brands
this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more pain in the pipeline. home energy bills could rise even higher than feared this winter as russia squeezes europe s gas supply. burger and rise. mcdonald s becomes the latest global brand to hike prices. raising the cost of a cheeseburger here in the uk for the first time in m years. chips and science. the us senate passes a huge bill to support tech and better compete with china. plus social pressure. the owner of facebook and instagram sees its first ever fall in earnings as advertisers tighten their belts.