hour s time. new figures are expected to show net migration to the uk reached a record level last year. what a way to seal europa league football for the first time. ensiso s cracker earns brighton a draw, and a place in the group stages of next season s competition. # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. and we ll hear from abba on those eurovision reunion rumours. plus, the perfect day to take to the river, here in baiano on the banks of the thames, a bit more clout around the uk but most will avoid the ray. here in malo on the banks of the thames, cloud around but most will avoid the rain. tributes to the singer tina turner have been pouring in overnight after her death at the age of 83 was announced. known as the queen of rock n roll, she survived poverty, domestic abuse and career setbacks before becoming one of the world s biggest stars. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always
also this lunchtime. lower energy bills for many households after the regulator brings in a new price cap. the chief constable of police scotland the uk s second biggest force admits it is institutionally racist and sexist. and by public demand, a fitting farewell for an raf hero who fought in the second world war. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: history for brighton, their highest finish in the premier league and a first european campaign to look forward to next season. good afternoon. net migration to the uk has hit a record high, despite the government s promise to reduce it. the office for national statistics say that last year 606,000 more people moved to the united kingdom than left it. that s up around 118,000 on the previous year s figure. the rise is driven by people from outside the eu, including ukraine and hong kong. the prime minister says the figures are too high labour claim they show the government has lost control of immigratio
deals below the energy price cap at the moment, but make sure you do your sums before switching over. because if it s not more than 15% below what you re paying at the moment, then the likelihood is it won t save you money in the long run. no one s getting carried away here. we ve also now all lost that extra £66 support we d been getting from the government each month. so although this is a price fall, we ll still be paying about the same as we were last winter without that extra help. was itjust a blip? you know, will it go back up again? but yet they re making billions and billions of pounds, aren t they? these people that are on these gas companies, they re making billions of pounds. and i don t know why they re getting away with it. because they know people are really struggling and yet they re making billions of pounds profits. coletta smith, bbc news, in barnsley. we ll be speaking to the boss of 0fgem at 7.30am.
payments can be reduced, because it might not happen automatically. understand your direct debit, understand your bills. because people just don t understand the direct debits and we are seeing direct debits over inflated. so if you give meter readings and stay in control, you won t be paying more than you need to. today s announcement also means from july shopping around for a better deal might be on the cards again. there are a handful of fixed deals below the energy price cap at the moment, but make sure you do your sums before switching over. because if it s not more than 15% below what you re paying at the moment, then the likelihood is it won t save you money in the long run. there s hope that the price cap might come down in the autumn, but no one is getting carried away here. was itjust a blip, you know, will it go back up again? but, yeah, they re making billions and billions of pounds, aren t they? these people that own these gas companies and electric. they re making billion