his comments come ahead of tonight s penultimate conservative hustings with rishi sunak and liz truss facing tory votes in norwich. gcse results are out today for pupils in england, wales and northern ireland the pass rate is down on last year but higher than it was before the pandemic. good afternoon. pressure is growing on the government to help households and businesses cope with soaring energy costs. a think tank has called for a universal 30% cut in bills and businesses want covid style emergency grants to help companies that are struggling. the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales the energy price cap is set to be announced tomorrow. less than a year ago, a typical annual home energy bill was about £1,200, it s now about £2,000 and it s forecast tomorrow to reach £3,500 per year, payable from this october. there are further increases expected in january. back in may, the government promised a £15 billion support
at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago. good afternoon. new figures suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up a.7% between april and june this year, compared to 2021. but taking inflation into account, wages are actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and services. the government says it recognises people are struggling with high prices, but is providing direct financia help for millions on low incomes. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the outside, a.7% is the best average pay rise for years. but the inside story is the average worker is dealing with astronomical price rises that more than cancel that out. aiming to attract the insta
brooding office for the left at the high court, president biden took a swipe at the justices while in madrid at the nato summit. the one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the supreme court of the united states. mr. biden s remarks aimed at the government came shortly be before the final two firms were released. pushing back to the definitive state held 6-3 that the epa went beyond its power to practice sweeping plan to curb carbon emissions. justice roberts writing it is not implausible that congress gave epa the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme. a decision of such magnitude and consequences rests with congress itself. or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body. justice kagan writing for the defender found disturbing, the court opponents at self instead of congress or the expert agency, the decision-maker on climate policy. i cannot think of many things more frightening, but a win f
southern part of marriott paul. is a. mauripol. inspirational and unfalteringly brave the duke and duchess of cambridge lead tributes to cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster dame deborahjames who died yesterday. the prince of wales says he ll never again handle large cash donations to be passed to his charities. charles faced criticism after being presented with cash from a former qatari prime minister judges at the court of appeal have ruled that the high court should reconsider the case of 12 year old archie battersbee and decide whether it is in his best interests for life support treatment to continue or end. heading straight to the nato summit injoining my colleague heading straight to the nato summit in joining my colleague who is following all of the developments there in nato. matthew, absolutely. this is being described as a transformative summit. the strategic concept was meant to be a complete change, nato has certainly delivered. from the very begi
david hunter is about to stand trial in cyprus, accused of murdering his terminally ill wife janice. are we facing a summer of disruption? bt workers will be asked today if they want to strike. commuters will find out about next week s railway walk out. i look at why more industrial action s on the cards. england s biggest home defeat in 94 years a 4 0 loss to hungary sparks a backlash from supporters, five months out from the world cup. the rising sea levels forcing people from their homes a new report puts 200,000 properties in england at risk. last year, there was eight metres of road between here and the end there. i measured it yesterday, and we re down to 3.4 metres. good and we re down to 3.4 metres. morning from stjai london, good morning from stjames park in london, the warmest part of the uk yesterday. today for england and wales it is going to be another sunny day and a very warm one. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud with showers in the north and