pioneering a new way to launch rockets on board a ship. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the russian president has ordered a full investigation into the explosion that destroyed part of his country s only road link to the occupied crimean peninsula. vladimir putin has also ordered the russian secret service to ramp up security on the kerch bridge. ukrainian officials have welcomed the explosion without officially admitting responsibility. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built. and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you could see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea, and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they have opened a criminal case. the i2 mile lo
Primary school in brixton. And Katherines Primary Academy in essex. Just three of the more than 150 schools that wont be fully reopening as planned this week thanks to the presence of this, raac. A lightweight concrete used in the 50s, 60s and 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. Its a problem thats been known about for years. Five years ago, a Primary School building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. Good morning, sir. So the questions of many parents are now asking of government why act only now, just days before the start of The New School year in england . We went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. Then, in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. And so the Education Secretary acted immediately on that. The chancellor said the government would spend whatever it takes to keep children safe at school,
being introduced. possibility of a state of emergency being introduced. ra ini, thank you for that analysis being introduced. ra ini, thank you for that analysis and being introduced. rajini, thank you for that analysis and update. - being introduced. rajini, thank you for that analysis and update. when j for that analysis and update. when emmanuel macron does say something, you will hear it here first on bbc news and possibly on the bbc news website as well. live news from all of our correspondings on the latest developments across france. here in the uk the average household energy bill in england, wales and scotland will be lower from today as the regulator, 0fgem, brings in its new price cap. typical annual costs will be reduced to £2,074 which is about us$2,600, a drop of £426 or $541 a year. our business correspondent, mark ashdown reports. for about 18 months now, energy bills have been rising and rising, and finally they seem to be stabilising, but for millions of peo
dollars, a drop of £426 or $541 a year. our business correspondent, mark ashdown reports. for about 18 months now, energy bills have been rising and rising. they seem to be stabilising, but for millions of people it s still a struggle. yes, they re sort of stabilising which i guess is a relief in some sense. carly lives with her young son in a small flat in london. for a long time we ve had the threat of them going up and up, we have had to live with this kind of increasing sort of stress and anxiety about how high our bills are going to go. so, it is a relief that they are sort of stabilising, but they re still really high, they re still inaffordable, particularly with the cost of everything else going up. in 2019, the energy regulator, 0fgem, introduced a price cap in england, scotland and wales to try to bring stability to the market. it s a maximum price that suppliers can charge consumers per unit of gas and electricity, and protects us all from paying over the odds. the cap is r