he celebrated his share of victories. now, jakubjankto is taking on a whole new challenge off the pitch. i m homosexual, and i no longer want to hide myself. the czech international, who plays for sparta prague, says he wants to encourage others. not easy in a sport where homophobia has long been an issue. but as soon as he made his announcement, other players gave him their backing. translation: i think - everyone is free and i have no problem with that. i have no prejudice. and all forms of discrimination, homophobia, racism need to be reduced in all areas. i think everyone should feel free and be able to do what they want to do. there s something personal that i need to share with everyone. i m a footballer and i m gay. jakub is not the only top flight footballer to come out. last 0ctober, josh cavallo,
it s all becoming much more expensive and today, a stark warning from one of the country s biggest energy supplies. indie from one of the country s biggest energy supplies- from one of the country s biggest energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like never energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like never before, energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like never before, with - a winter like never before, with people going hungry, going cold and the nhs being overwhelmed by the health impacts of the energy crisis this winter. , this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills are this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills are capped - this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills are capped by - this winter. here is the problem. j consumer bills are capped by the regulator 0fgem but the cap has been rising because the cost of energy on internationa
with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this winter. ., ., , ., , this winter. throughout history, it has been government s this winter. throughout history, it has been government s role - this winter. throughout history, it has been government s role to . has been government s role to provide support to households who need it in a time of crisis. we saw it during the pandemic using the furlough scheme and the £20 uplift a universal credit per week and we need to see that again now. we need to see that the government at least doubles that support to low income households right now or we are going to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. fix, to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. a source of many of terrifying circumstances. a source of many of these terrifying circumstances. a
balance protecting consumers with their risk energy providers could go out of business. bills are expected to go up. last 0ctober, out of business. bills are expected to go up. last october, a typical family covered by the price cap could expect to pay £1200 a year for electricity and gas narrative closer to 2000. forecast suggested the figure will go up to 3500 later this year and more than 4000 injanuary. the government has already promised to take action by providing discounts to households this winter. there will be additional support for the most vulnerable but campaigners say more is needed. say more is needed. people are terrified, people say more is needed. people are terrified, people are say more is needed. people are terrified, people are already - terrified, people are already struggling with the cost of living. people are already in debt, in difficult and dangerous situations. they are eyeing up the winter that is to come. people are petrified of what is around the c
consumers. but the regulator has to balance keeping bills under control with preventing energy firms from going out of business. last 0ctober, going out of business. last october, the bill for electricity and gas for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1300 a year, in april it rose to nearly £10,000, an increase of more than 50%. in october it is expected to go up 0ctober it is expected to go up again, according to cornwell in sight, it would be more than £3500 and a further rise injanuary is expected to take it well over £4000 per year leaving families facing bills of more than £350 every month. the increase has come at a time when the country is already seeing prices for everyday items rising at the fastest rate in more than 40 years putting household budgets are under more pressure. the government has set out plans to help consumers with energy bills through discounts with £400 per year but campaigners say that it s not nearly enough. i