as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt told the
is deteriorating by the hour as israeli bombing intensifies in the south of the territory. and the united nations has warned that an even more hellish scenario could be about to unfold for civilians there. israel is trying to destroy hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. unconfirmed reports claim israeli troops may try to destroy the vast network of hamas tunnels underneath the gaza strip by flooding them with sea water. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. more casualties pouring into this hospital in khan younis this morning, even brought in by donkey cart. medics struggling to find space for the dozens of wounded. palestinians say more than 30 were killed in an israeli strike and shelling close to a un school which was crowded with displaced people. they launched mortars at us at night. we were scared and didn t sleep, cries this boy. all night we were reading the koran. on the move once again. israel has issued
to the festival mainly for the drum and bass music, which is about as far away you can get from elton john, but we re still going to come see elton because we love his stuff so much. what does it take to be right at the front of the barrier? i went out earlier and found some people, and one had been awake since 4am and come down and stake his place right in front of the barrier in front of the pyramid stage. his name was mark from stockport and he had seen elton over 100 times. he had all the gear on. he made a massive yellow sign saying, i ve seen you 100 times. this is going to be poignant because it s the last uk performance in his farewell tour. he s been to stadiums across the world of this to her. he s actually teased us and said tonight he s going to mix things up again, he s going to mix things up again, he s going to mix things up again, he s going to provide some tracks he hasn t son for a long time. he also
gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. but for the sake of 17 days, which was all that was remaining i would have finished on the 24th, anyway it seems a shame. but, you know, you just adapt your timetable. instead of three weeks, it s one week and that s been fine. the line up for this year s glastonbury festival has been announced. arctic monkeys and guns n roses will top the bill, joining previously announced headliner sir eltonjohn, who will play the last uk show of his farewell tour at worthy farm injune. other acts on the line up include lizzo, lana del rey, lil nas x, manic street preachers, wizkid and blondie. singer songwriter cat stevens will play the coveted legend slot , previously occupied by kylie and dolly parton. the massive event starts on the 21st june, and as always, if you haven t got a ticket, you ll be able to see it