and we will find you. i passed english! joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. drought and sustained record temperatures in china threaten rivers and crops putting several provinces on a national red alert. and a day of tumbling wickets at old trafford sees england end in a strong position against south africa. and coming up on the bbc news channel: novak djokovic is out of the us open as his covid 19 vaccination status sees him miss a second grand slam this year. good evening. people across britain will be waking up tomorrow to what are likely to be very steep increases in energy bills which will be charged from october. the announcement sets the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales, known as the energy price cap. pressure has been building on the government for action to help households and businesses cope with calls from a think tank for a uni
its quite a frightening situation. it is a concern but, unfortunately, there s not a lot we can do but wait and see what happens, isn t it? - just wrap yourselfl up like an eskimo! i do worry. i live on my own, sojust turning the oven on to cook one pie seems ridiculous to me but you ve got no choice. this crisis is affecting all of europe. france has capped price rises at 4% but has fully nationalised the already state controlled provider edf, meaning taxpayers are footing the bill. in germany, households get a 300 euro payment, plus an extra 100 for each child, while public transport costs have been slashed and public buildings are having thermostats and lights turned down to reduce consumption. ministers here insist more help is on the way. we won t know exactly what till we have a new prime minister, but tomorrow we will know more about the size of the problem. simon jack, bbc news. although prices are soaring, the energy price cap does provide a limit to how high they can go b
ridiculous to me but you ve got no choice. this crisis is affecting all of europe. france has capped price rises at 4% but has fully nationalised the already state controlled provider edf, meaning taxpayers are footing the bill. in germany, households get a 300 euro payment, plus an extra 100 for each child, while public transport costs have been slashed and public buildings are having thermostats and lights turned down to reduce consumption. ministers here insist more help is on the way. we won t know exactly what till we have a new prime minister, but tomorrow we will know more about the size of the problem. simon jack, bbc news. although prices are soaring, the energy price cap does provide a limit to how high they can go but many rural homes use heating oil which is not subject to the cap. campaigners say hundreds of thousands of families could find themselves in fuel poverty for the first time this winter because of the high bills and old housing stock that s hard to insulate.