And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News. The worlds greatest sprinter prepares for his final bow. Well hearfrom usain bolts pre World Championships Press Conference at half past six. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Over Three Million british gas customers face a hefty rise in their electricity bills. The company argues that its own costs have risen and from september it will charge 12. 5 more for electricity. So what does that mean . Well, a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £76. Its the first increase from british gas for nearly four years but that hasnt stopped Consumer Groups and the government condemning the move. Our business editor, simonjack, reports. Electricity, a basic need, a simple product. The same wherever all whoever you buy it from. If you buy from british gas it will be 12. 5 more expensive from september as the u k. s largest more expensive from september as the u k. s largest supplier, more expensive from septem
Says he is still the fastest man in the world as he looks ahead to his final championships. Englands first injury blow of euro 2017. Keeper Karen Bardsley will miss the rest of the tournament after it was revealed shes broken her leg. Champions scarlets and the rest of the pro12 will be joined from next season by two teams from south africa. Southern kings and cheetahs will be part of an expanded tournament from september. Hello again. Thank you forjoining us. He might have won eight Olympic Golds and 11 world titles, but usain bolt claims hell still have to prove himself at his swansong in london. The jamaicans talking up his chances. As ever, insisting hes still the fastest man in the world despite only going under ten seconds once this season ahead of his final 100 metres before retiring at the World Championships later this week. Bolt has been Holding Court in front of the worlds media today. And he was asked what hed like his legacy to be if he retains his 100 title. Unbeatable, i
Says he is still the fastest man in the world as he looks ahead to his final championships. Englands first injury blow of euro 2017. Keeper Karen Bardsley will miss the rest of the tournament after it was revealed shes broken her leg. Champions scarlets and the rest of the pro12 will be joined from next season by two teams from south africa. Southern kings and cheetahs will be part of an expanded tournament from september. Hello again. Thank you forjoining us. He might have won eight Olympic Golds and 11 world titles, but usain bolt claims hell still have to prove himself at his swansong in london. The jamaicans talking up his chances. As ever, insisting hes still the fastest man in the world despite only going under ten seconds once this season ahead of his final 100 metres before retiring at the World Championships later this week. Bolt has been Holding Court in front of the worlds media today. And he was asked what hed like his legacy to be if he retains his 100 title. Unbeatable, i
Of an unparalleled career. In one of his last interviews before his final 100 metres on saturday, the jamaican telling Me Retirement was the right call. I think its time for me to slow down a little bit, you know what i mean . And then ill decide if i want to pick it up. But for me, after i retire i want to take it slow and relax a little bit. I think ive just done so much already, and i feel accomplished. I feel like ive done enough. Bolts decade long Sprinting Supremacy has entered the realm of legend, with a remarkable eight 0lympic golds, and a further 11 at World Championships. He currently holds three World Records, and with the personality to match, the world of athletics is losing a figure who transcended his sport. If you could describe the legacy you want to leave behind, how you want to be remembered in sport . How would it be . Just simple, i just want to be one of the greats. One of the greatest. When conversations are had about greatest sports star i wanted to be a part o
Theyre due to have talks on friday. The announcement was made during Donald Trumps first day in office, which also saw a series of protests against his administration; and an onslaught against the media for inaccurate reporting. Our us correspondent david willis has more. Crowd hey, hey ho, ho donald trump has got to go in the nations capital, they have rarely seen a rally quite like this. Not since the vietnam war have so many people come together, in defence of womens rights and minority rights, liberties these people believe could be imperilled by the presidency of donald trump. The man himself was visiting the headquarters of the cia whilst that rally was underway, less concerned about secrets, it appeared, than crowd sizes, in particular reports of the attendance at his inauguration the previous day. I made a speech. I looked out, the field was. It looked like a million, 1. 5 million people. They showed a field where there were practically nobody standing there. That theme was ech