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
it was sweet success for phil salt against pakistan. the batter helps england to victory in lahore to make the final t20 series match on sunday a decider. after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more sunshine but they will be some lot more sunshine but they will be some showers to dodge. the full forecast some showers to dodge. the full forecast coming up on breakfast. it s saturday, the first of october. our main story: a new energy price cap has come into effect in england, wales and scotland, meaning higher bills for millions of people on standard and default tariffs. the annual bill for a typical household will rise to 2,500 pounds, double what it was last winter. that s despite a government cap on the price per unit of energy. our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. maxine is deeply worried. her husband has a serious lung condition and she needs to keep him warm but she husband has a serious lung condition a
talking to people about how they are coping with rising prices. join they are coping with rising prices. us at 9.30 at the we join us at 9.30 at the fire station. we have an audience full of fascinating people from all walks of life who will be talking about the cost of living crisis and how it is affecting people who work and live in the city. join us at 9.30. and i m annita mcveigh at westminster where at 12 o clock, liz truss will face questions from mps in the house of commons for the first time since the almost complete reversal of her economic plan. and as inflation hits double figures, downing street refuses to commit to increasing state pensions in line with prices, which would be breaking a manifesto pledge. obviously we take manifesto commitments incredibly seriously. the chancellor will be making a statement in just over a week s time, where he will set out all the plans for taxation and expenditure and government budgets. hello and welcome to bbc news, with mejo
about the political direction of the government during what she described as a tumultuous time. well, that development means that liz truss has now lost two very senior members of her cabinet injust a now lost two very senior members of her cabinet in just a few days. following the sacking of kwasi kwarteng as her chancellor of the exchequer. what an extraordinary few daysin exchequer. what an extraordinary few days in prime minister s questions, in the commons a little bit early on. liz truss said she is a fighter and not a quitter, but she is under more pressure than ever now. and this is the scene, you can see it in downing street. we may be hearing from the new home secretary, grant shapps, he was a supporter of rishi sunak who lost the tory leadership to liz truss. it is interesting now that liz truss is bringing people from that wing of the party, the rishi sunak wing of the party, if you want to call it that into the top echelons of her government. let s talk to our po
unusually high for november, we live in daytime highs researchers in the uk say blood that of around 17 degrees, some rain in the north west, has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people, sunshine further south east. in a world first clinical trial. it could help scientists manufacture rare blood groups. and liverpool have drawn holders real madrid in the last 16 of the champions league in a repeat of last season s final. the head of the united nations has warned the cop27 climate conference in egypt that nations must co operate in the effort to reduce global emissions or perish. antonio guterres decribed the progress made since last year s gathering in glasgow as woeful. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is expected to warn world leaders later that it s essential that countries stick to the commitments made then to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels. delegates have now agreed to discuss sending money to poorer nations to hel