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
He was speaking after talks with the german Chancellor Olaf Scholz in berlin. Both men are proposing a new bilateral treaty covering science, technology, trade and business, but Sir Keir says he has no plans for a youth mobility scheme, which could have given young people in the eu the right to live and work here in the uk. Henry zeffman is travelling with the Prime Minister. Clearing the way for something new. The Prime Ministers first official visit to germany, with early steps towards greater unity. The launch of talks on a treaty between the two countries, encompassing trade, defence, Migration And Plenty more. A new agreement, a testament to the Depth And Potential of our relationship with deeper links on science, technology, development, people, business, culture. A boost to our trading relations. The german chancellor was to our trading relations. The german chancellor was notably to our trading relations. The german chancellor was notably promising chancellor was notably promis
Hello, welcome to the Bbc News at ten. Tens of thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Paris Tonight to watch the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 paralympics. 4,400 athletes from 184 delegations will compete over the next 11 days of competition with these games featuring a Record Number of delegations and of female athletes. Our Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss is watching in paris. A perfect parisian evening and a paralympic Curtain Raiser like no other. Welcome to paris at Place De La Concorde an Opening Ceremony exploring attitudes towards disability. French Star Christine and the queens with a modern take on an Edith Piaf classic. And soon it was time for the athletes. Parading down the champs elysees, more than 180 countries united by a commonjoy. And here comes great britain. The british team, led by Terry Bywater and lucy shuker, were welcomed by the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Paralympics gb have 215 athletes competing here and after finishing second in the Medals
They would be a ban on smoking in pub gardens. Is this true . Pub gardens. Is this true . It looks like it and it pub gardens. Is this true . It looks like it and it is pub gardens. Is this true . It looks like it and it is essentially pub gardens. Is this true . It looks like it and it is essentially saying l like it and it is essentially saying you couldnt light up outside Football Stadiums or nightclubs or Restaurant Terraces and even in small parks. We have a statement from the Department Of Health and social care showing that this is under very serious consideration. They say that they dont comment on leaks but smoking claims 80,000 lives a year and costs taxpayers billions. It says that they are determined to protect children and nonsmokers from the harms of second hand smoking. They are considering a range of measures to finally make Britain Smoke free. We knew that we will get legislation because they inherited the Rishi Sunak legislation on smoking so it looks like at the leas
from him. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. as world leaders gather in egypt for the cop 27 summit can they prevent geo politics from casting a shadow, over the fight against climate change? this conference must be about concrete action. nurses in the uk are set to hold their first ever national strike, expected before christmas a passenger plane has crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather so far 26 people have been rescued. with the us midterm elections just days away president biden, and former presidents obama and trump have all hit the campaign trail, in the push for victory in a critical contest. it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. this tuesday, you must vote . republican in a giant red wave. now on bbc news, the travel show. good girl! straight on! my name is lucy edwards and nine years ago, i lost my eyesight completely. since then, i ve been on a mission to use social media to sh