brown stuff in the water and it s very sort of like foamy. if it starts getting foamy, you get out quick. game, set and match, williams! and no farewell yet for serena williams after winning herfirst round match at the us open. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. scott parker pays the price for bournemouths the 9 0 defeat at anfield, e s the first maangerial sacking of the premier season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. six of the uk s largest pub and brewing companies are warning that the industry s likely to be hit by a wave of closures in the coming months because of rising energy prices. unlike households, businesses aren t covered by an energy price cap, and the fear is there could be higher costs of as much as 300%. in an open letter to the government, bosses are calling for the energy price cap to be extended to businesses. with more, here s theo leggett. a pint in a pub is part of the fabric of life in britain, but
good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
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today at one. pub bosses fear a wave of closures across the uk because of skyrocketing energy prices. they re calling for immediate government help, saying costs could shoot up,300%. we are still in negotiations, but we are expecting our gas bill to treble at the very least for a company of our size. the industry wants the household energy price cap, extended to businesses. also this lunchtime: the head of the un says pakistan is facing a monsoon on steroids, as it launches an appeal, for millions hit by devastating floods. ukrainian forces claim to have broken through russian lines, in their major counter offensive, in the south. not tough enough that s the criticism of government plans to limit water companies emptying sewage into the sea.
still a lot to do. they are being helped by members of the community, bringing it back to this area and around this place, they say they are getting information continually, which they are monitoring, acting on and that the officers, both uniformed and detectives who are trying to find out what happened here, will work relentlessly round the clock until those responsible are brought to justice. judith, thank you. our top story this lunchtime. pub bosses fear a wave of closures across the uk because of skyrocketing energy costs. they re calling for immediate government help. and coming up the duchess of sussex says she upset the dynamic of the hierarchy of the royal family just by existing . and coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel, we ll look ahead to the second day at the us open, with emma raducanu due to start the defence of her title at flushing meadows.