good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. energy bills for businesses are to be cut by about half their predicted level, in a package of measures unveiled by the government. the wholesale cost of gas and electricity is to be capped for non domestic customers from first octoberfor six months in an attempt to stop companies from going bust. hospitals, schools and places like community halls and churches will also receive the support. industry groups welcomed the package though warned that further support may be needed after the winter. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. meet emma simpson has more. a pub owner, trying to s his meet a pub owner, trying to serve his customers and wondering how to keep the lights on. sean was facing a £170,000 increase in energy costs. he is relieved the government has given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased to given him a big helping hand. we are very plea
in many areas. it could be chilly across southern parts of the uk, temperatures could be as low as seven or 8 degrees. milder in the rain in scotland and northern ireland. the rain moves away slightly from northern ireland and scotland with sunshine following. that reign was over the receipt gets wetter in northern england, cumbria and wales. ahead of that, in other parts of england we see some spells of sunshine. we are still in the same air mass, so it is quite warm. further north across the uk, after the rain it is cooler air so temperatures will be around 15 or 16 degrees. by the time we get to friday we have the rain across east anglia and the south of england so a different look to the weather across this part of the uk. a scattering of mostly light showers and the most of those will be in scotland and northern ireland but there s temperatures are typically back down to 17 degrees. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 21st of september you can k
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president putin has announced a partial military mobilisation to help fight the war ukraine. in a television address, president putin said the west wanted the end of russia just as it had brought the soviet union to an end. it comes a day after russian occupied territories in ukraine announced votes on joining russia. that mobilisation the first since world war ii is aimed at those with previous military experience and begins today. 300,000 reservists will also be called up to reinforce the russian military in ukraine. mr putin also said that he would support independence in areas of eastern ukraine currently controlled by russia backed separatists. here s some of what president putin said in his address on russian television. translation: | repeat, | we are talking of a partial mobilisation only. 0nly people in the military reserve will be drafted. the priority will be on people who served in the armed