warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. and coming up. we ll be joined by the lead singer of one of ukraine s top rock bands, as he tells us about life on the frontline. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. the government has already pledged up to £1,200 to help the most vulnerable families. but, with the energy price cap due to rise this autumn, and then again injanuary, it s claimed the support is no longer sufficient. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this wint
you can send me a message by the usual ways. you can send me a message by the usual ways. thousands of women stage rallies, across australia to protest against gender discrimination and violence. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month s coup. further lockdown easing as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. the grammy goes to beyonce! at the grammys, beyonce breaks the record for the most awards ever won by a woman. as an artist, i believe it is myjob, and all of ourjobs, to reflect the times and it has been such a difficult time. and coming up in around halfan hour, we ll talk live to katie price as her petition to make it more difficult for online trolls to be anonymous passes 100,000 signatures. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson will chair a meeting today of the uk government s crime and justice taskforc
hundreds of pounds. i m joined now by angus crawford. just remind us of the background to this. 3rd just remind us of the background to this. i: ., . .,, , ., just remind us of the background to this. 3rd of march last year, sarah everard was this. 3rd of march last year, sarah everard was kidnapped this. 3rd of march last year, sarah everard was kidnapped and - this. 3rd of march last year, sarah i everard was kidnapped and murdered by a serving met police firearms officer. ten days after she disappeared, a group said they wanted to hold a vigil in her honour in clapham common. the police at that time said, you cannot. we will buy new £10,000 if you do. they called off and lots of people spontaneously went down there. the images were very emotive. lots of people, some protesting about how the police were treating them. police went in and arrested a number, trampling flowers. it was highly controversial. six people arrested were going to be charged with breaches of covid. then we
a teenage boy has died after going into the sea in skegness. emergency services were alerted to reports of a child in the water at around 6pm yesterday. after police and coastguard searches, the boy s body was found at 11:30pm. more than 20,000 people have been detected crossing the english channel in small boats so far this year, uk government figures show. that compares to a figure of around 28,000 throughout the whole of 2021. despite the growing numbers, the uk arrivals in small boats are a fraction of the number of people going to europe. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped against six people, who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard in march 2021. they had been due to stand trial in november this year and if convicted faced being fined