this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 8am injapan, where we begin this hour. thousands of people have spent the night in evacuation centres, following a powerful earthquake. four people were killed and dozens injured, with many more thought to be buried under the rubble of buildings. in the past hour, british prime minister rishi sunak said the uk stands ready to support to japan, and is monitoring developments. the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake was noto province in the centre ofjapan, with the tremors felt as far away as the capital tokyo. tens of thousands of people were told to head to higher ground, in the country s first major tsunami warning since 2011. the warning was later downgraded, with waves of less than one metre reported. suranjana tewari is injapan, and sent this report. this footage from inside someone s home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck. some staff at this news network took cover, while others wanted to cover
since the pandemic. iam in i am in the olympic park in munich on day one of the european championships. and coming up on the bbc news channel. momentum in montreal for the british, as jack draper beats stefanos tsitsipas, tojoin dan evans and cam norrie in the last 16 in canada. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. talks have been taking place this morning between energy bosses and the government including the prime minister as the threat of rocketing energy costs grows starker. the pm, the chancellor and the business secretary, have been asking firms how they can help consumers. it comes as bills are set to hit £4000 a year, possibly hire come january. £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua . , , , , £4000 a year, possibly hire come janua. ,, january. our business correspondent re orts. in the fridgejust in the fridge just got some bottled water and i9p pop. dallas has a roof over her head but little hours. the monthly energy bill for her flat has gone up f
borisjohnson urges energy companies to act in the national interest and do more to cut rising bills as he meets energy bosses at downing street. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of burglaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. the crisis of local swimming pools the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past 3 years. hello and welcome to bbc news at 5:00pm. an amber heat warning for large parts of england and wales has come into force, as temperatures look likely to peak at 37 degrees celsius over the next four days. the met office has also warned there s an exceptional risk of fires spreading in many places and water companies believe a drought could be declared soon. celestina 0lulode has this report. this is what emergency services want to prevent. tinderbox dry conditions helped cause these fires last month. london fire brigade said it needs the public s help to prevent grass fires.
energy bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. ministers are promising more help in the coming months. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools. the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. hello. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. a&e departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. this is from the latest monthly performance data from nhs england. and the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new all time high. 6.7 million. the ambulance are dealing with the most urgent cases took an average of 29 minutes longer took an average of 29 minutes longer to respond than injune. shadow health secretary wes streeting has told the b
in the coming weeks students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures, but remain above 2019 levels. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the trial of former wales manager and manchester united footballer ryan giggs continues today. he s accused of attacking and coercively controlling his ex girlfriend, charges he denies. # you re the one that i want.# stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton john, one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year for a typical household in england, scotland and wales, according to the latest forecast from energy consultants, cornwall insight. th