an emergency meeting in paris as the uk calls for an investigation into the treatment of liverpool fans at saturday s champions league final. new data will show how much food and drink prices have been rising as the cost of living crisis grows. we ll have all the details as those findings are released. president biden meets grieving families in texas amid anger at the slow police response to last week s school shooting in which 19 children and 2 teachers were killed. russia insists the liberation of eastern ukraine s donbas region is its unconditional priority as it continues its invasion of the country. that, as eu leaders gather to try to agree a ban on russian oil imports. and.we get a tour of the queen s floating palace the royal yacht britannia ahead of platinum jubilee celebrations this weekend. a bbc news investigation has learned that police forces are taking longer to respond to serious incidents in england and wales. information requests indicate that office
Southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its monday the 1st of april. Our main story. Energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgems new quarterly price cap Comes Into Force. A household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 the lowest its been for two years. Charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. With more, heres our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. Spring has arrived in the gardens of this east Kent Community centre, promising warmer months ahead. I love the daffodils. But locals are still feeling the chilling Impact Winter Bills had on their finances and lifestyle. Its been quite a harsh winter and i havent been able to afford to have the Central Heating on. So its been rather challenging. And so ive been using hot water
To be prepared for a lot of women who could come forward when he entered the president ial race. The uk government says it will appeal against a court ruling that Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland should not be sent to rwanda. The high court in belfast found parts of the policy breached human rights laws. An inquiry into why some women in the uk have traumatic experiences in childbirth has called for a huge overhaul of maternity and postnatal care. The Birth Trauma Inquiry said poor Maternity Care was all too frequently tolerated as normal and women treated as an inconvenience. One of europes most notorious people smugglers has been arrested following a bbc investigation. Barzan majeed, also known as scorpion, was arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan on sunday morning. The next five years will be some of the most dangerous and, at the same time, the most transformational our country has ever known. That was the claim made this morning by the british Prime Minister, rishi sunak. In a speech to
Shelter and safety in well lit doorways, and, it could see a fine of £2,500 issued to a person carrying an excessive smell. The letter, signed by organisations including crisis, amnesty uk and the big issue, praises government steps to end Rough Sleeping but argues elements of the criminaljustice bill undermine those commitments. Home Office Sources say they do not believe the plans criminalise Rough Sleeping, but give Police Powers to tackle the issue. Lets speak now to Jasmin Basran from homelessness charity, crisis. Thank you for coming in the programme. Thank you for coming in the programme thank you for coming in the rouramme. , ~. ,. , programme. Thank you for having me. What are your programme. Thank you for having me. What are your concerns programme. Thank you for having me. What are your concerns with programme. Thank you for having me. What are your concerns with this . What are your concerns with this . The bill introduces a wide range of powers that mean people can be cri