for shedding some light on that for us. the polls in hungary havejust closed in a general election dominated by the war in neighbouring ukraine. the prime minister, viktor orban, who has been seen as close to president putin, is seeking a fourth term in office. he is facing an alliance of six opposition parties. turnout has been high. serbians are also voting today in presidential and parliamentary elections. president aleksandar vucic and his progressive party are looking to extend their decade long hold on power. but opposition parties are contesting the elections after boycotting the parliamentary vote two years ago. the transport secretary has said the uk will not be considering energy rationing as some european countries are because of the pressure on gas supplies due to the war. days after energy bills increased significantly for households in england, scotland and wales, a new energy strategy is due to be released as the bbc s politcal correspondent iain watson reports.
the british government says unlike some european countries it won t consider energy rationing. energy bills have increased significantly for households in england, scotland and wales, partly due to the war in ukraine. but more fundamentally because of the rising cost of energy. a new energy strategy is due to be released, though, as the bbc s politcal correspondent iain watson reports. with fuel costs soaring, some people are already rationing their own energy use. david is on universal credit and, at his flat near sheffield, he has stopped using gas. he now relies on relatively cheaper electricity for washing and heating. we are living in the 21st century and ifeel as if i am going backwards and doing things that, you know, are probably what you would hear people did in the olden days. the government has not ruled out more help for fuel bills in the coming months, but labour and some conservative mps have been turning the heat up on the government now.
certain, i m afraid i don t speak hungarian, one assumes, not least by his facial expression and the lack of response from the crowd, that that was probably something close to a concession speech, or at least, an acknowledgement that the alliance of parties in hungary has not done as well, anything like as well, as they needed to or as they hoped. the british government says unlike some european countries it won t consider energy rationing. energy bills have increased significantly for households in england, scotland and wales, partly due to the war in ukraine. and also the effects of an energy price cap which was revised again on friday. a new energy strategy is due to be released this week as the bbc s politcal correspondent iain watson reports. with fuel costs soaring, some people are already rationing their own energy use. david blythen is on universal credit and, at his flat near sheffield, he has stopped using gas. he now relies on relatively cheaper electricity for washing
fidesz in the selection. the transport secretary has said the uk will not be considering energy rationing as some european countries are because of the pressure on gas supplies due to the war. days after energy bills increased significantly for households in england, scotland and wales a new energy strategy is due to be released as the bbc s politcal correspondent iain watson reports. with fuel costs soaring, some people are already rationing their own energy use. david is on universal credit and, at his flat near sheffield, he has stopped using gas. he now relies on relatively cheaper electricity for washing and heating. we are living in the 21st century and ifeel as if i am going backwards and doing things that, you know, are probably what you would hear people did in the olden days. the government has not ruled out more help for fuel bills in the coming months, but labour and some conservative mps
ukraine s president, volodomyr zelensky, says russia is committing genocide, as its forces withdraw from towns near kyiv. pakistan s parliament has been dissolved after the prime minister imran khan survives a move to oust him ahead of new elections. in other stories for you today. across europe some countries are considering energy rationing because of the pressure on gas supplies due to the war in ukraine. but britain s transport secretary has said the uk will not be rationing energy. days after energy bills increased significantly for households in england scotland and wales, a new energy strategy is due to be released as our political correspondent iain watson reports. with fuel costs soaring, some people are already rationing their own energy use. david is on universal credit, and, at his flat near sheffield, he has stopped using gas. he now relies on relatively cheaper