Southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its monday the 1st of april. Our main story. Energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgems new quarterly price cap Comes Into Force. A household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 the lowest its been for two years. Charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. With more, heres our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. Spring has arrived in the gardens of this east Kent Community centre, promising warmer months ahead. I love the daffodils. But locals are still feeling the chilling Impact Winter Bills had on their finances and lifestyle. Its been quite a harsh winter and i havent been able to afford to have the Central Heating on. So its been rather challenging. And so ive been using hot water
This programme continues on bbc one. Of its former soviet states, georgia . An extraordinary day in tbilisi. Inside the parliament, the so called russia law was voted through, amid scuffles. Outside on the streets, riot police and demonstrators clashed. Who will win this Fight For The Future of georgia . Well hear from protestors and the main opposition leader. Also tonight, we hearfrom Union Leaders after a five hour meeting with the Labour Leadership over its plans for extra rights for employees. We were really, really clear today and they listened that we want to make sure that new deal for Working People is implemented, and that is ourjob to make sure that happens, and i think we did that job today very well. Day two of testimony for Donald Trumps ex lawyer Michael Cohen in that new york court in the ex president s hush money trial. Well talk to megyn kelly, journalist, talk show host and us political commentator. And we examine whether the Biomass Industry is worth the billions o
dateline. this is the entrance to the park where richard was killed. the gunman laid in wait in the secluded dark place at night. one way or another, that s an execution. absolutely. they were a busy married couple, meeting up for a romantic valentine s night rendezvous. but that night, someone had other plans. he s been what? he s been shot! before she even arrived, her husband was dead. i could see him laying on the ground. i couldn t think of a soul who would want to harm this man. then, someone let a secret slip. soon, people were questioning a suspect with a motive who had suddenly changed his look. and in fact, when he showed up that morning, he was beardless. there was only one problem, he had a rock solid alibi. where did that leave you? worried about my case. that is when the phone rang, a tip, a tire track, and a case one detective would never forget. there was a shot in the dark, but i took it. hello, and welcome to dateline. it wa
the full effect of higher rates has yet to be felt but households and businesses are coping. for now. plus ripe for transformation. how developments in al are starting to bear fruit in the push for more sustainable agriculture. we are looking at the top business stories. we start in beijing where china s president, xijinping is hosting european union leaders for their first in person summit meeting since 2019. and there is one huge number that is looming over the talks. 400 billion euros. that s roughly the size of china s trade surplus with the eu the difference between what they sell to europe, and what europe sells to china. european commission president ursula von der leyen says it s because of china s unfair support for its industries which means its products are flooding global markets and threaten to undermine europe s industrial base. china says the complaint doesn t make sense when the eu stops it from buying certain sensitive technology such as advanced ch
in the country s faltering property sector. that means that china s credit rating is at risk of a downgrade. the government in beijing is rumoured to be considering providing more financial support for property developers including evergrande and country garden which are both billions of dollars in debt. earlier i spoke to janet mui, head of market analysis at rbc brewin dolphin. i asked her whether this suggests things are getting worse for the world s second largest economy? this is a reminder of what investors already know which is a slowing economy and a downturn in the property sector, and the government is going back to the old way, they want to reduce debt in this estimate but it is proving to be very difficult, so the stimulus measures are what is worrying moody s. they think it will raise the debt level in the economy. so, it isjust a reminder. it does not change too much what investors already think about china. a lot of people said beijing should have done more