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
A standoff with the government over crop prices shows no sign of being resolved. Plus a backlash and boycotts the nikkei it for its provoke debate about diversity in japan. And im he said with the sport and then pick organizers say the tokyo games will cost an extra 2400000000. 00 because of the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Now more than one of the half 1000000 people have died from covert 1000 worldwide a 3rd of those deaths happened in just the last 2 months several countries have been reporting Record Numbers of deaths in new cases among them italy which registered its highest daily death toll on thursday since the start of the pandemic its introducing new restrictions including limiting movement between regions in the worlds worst affected countries the United States hospital admissions and fatalities have also reached new highs the president elect joe biden says he will ask americans to wear masks during his 1st 3 months in office. Its on the 1st day im an arguer had
Bricks at trade negotiations are at a very difficult point as last ditch talks intensify in london to secure a trade deal with the e. U. Member of peta simply the sports. Games will cost the knicks to 2400000000. 00 because of the blue you cause boy of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the United Nations says its concerned about the situation facing refugees inside ethiopias t. Great region about 100000 refugees from neighboring or a trail a house to that that theyve reportedly been fleeing in search of safety ethiopias army has been fighting Regional Forces there now for about a month or ethiopia has hosted eritrean refugees now for almost 2 decades most of them are in the region which borders eritrea many of them fled political persecution and mandatory military service the uns access to routes leading to for refugee camps have. Causing those refugees in tikrit have been blocked since the recent fighting began its been calling on the federal government to open up access and then on tuesd
A huge spike in targeted attacks on afghan state officials journalists and activists spreads fear and insecurity in the capital. And in sports south africas one Day International cricket series with england has been called off follows a positive cope with 19 tasks and breaches to the teams bio secure environment in cape town. We begin this news hour and pakistan west 6 coronavirus patients have died in a hospital and push allah off the oxygen supplies there are hundreds of other patients who also left for hours on reduced oxygen because of a delay to deliveries pakistan has so far a total of more than 400000 factions and over 8000. 00 deaths from car that 19 well our correspondent is in is on about for us to come out what more do we know about this incident and just who might be responsible here. We only know preliminary to call it send the preliminary reports be systematic take. For example. To capacity to have. Cubic meter of oxygen however. Only. Cubic meters was delivered to the ho
A man you saw in paris as bush fires force evacuations in australia Scientists Say 2020 is on course to be the hottest year ever. And in sport south africas one Day International cricket series with england has been called on it follows positive code 19 tasks and reported reaches to the team by a secure environment in cape town. Hello we begin in the u. S. Navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation so a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day while president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary. One of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs hes eyeing californias attorney general have you for that position well in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive care a capacity there continues to shrink members of congress who have be