the first minister is set to announce his resignation later today. president biden says the head of islamic state has been targetted during a raid by us special forces in syria. raith rovers apologise and say they got it wrong when they signed a controversial striker who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil court case. the outsiders ravage our lands in front of our eyes. and dune leads the way with 11 nominations for the baftas including best film. good afternoon. the cost of energy is going up for millions of customers this april.
president biden says the head of the so called islamic state group has been killed during a a raid by us special forces in syria. amid a new row over post brexit trade arrangements in northern ireland, the first minister is set to announce his resignation later today. raith rovers apologise and say they got it wrong when they signed a controversial striker who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil court case. the outsiders ravage our lands in front of our eyes. and dune leads the way with 11 nominations for the baftas including best film. good afternoon. the cost of energy is going up for millions of customers this april.
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the last time. just as people in the region deal with the aftermath of tropical storm ana, they are now having to brace themselves for a cyclone which is on the way. the headlines on bbc news: the average household s yearly energy bill in england, wales and scotland will increase by £693 in april. it comes as the bank of england has raised interest rates for the second time in three months to try to curb a rapid rise in the cost of living. president biden says the head of islamic state has been targeted during a a raid by us special forces in syria. the bbc understands that northern ireland s first minister, paul givan, intends to resign later today as a protest against the existing checks on goods coming from the rest of the uk. the move comes after northern ireland s agriculture minister last night ordered a halt to checks.