in sport, england take control of the second test against south africa. captain ben stokes leads by example with his first century as captain. ato a to the weekend, warm spells of sunshine a to the weekend, warm spells of sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon. sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon. one sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or two sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or two isolated - afternoon, one or two isolated showers for one or two but for most it will stay dry throughout the day. we ll take a closer look at all of the weather details a little bit later. join me then. it s saturday 27th august. our main story: children s charities are warning of the serious risk to young people this winter, as households struggle with the rising cost of energy bills. the government is being urged to offer more financial support, following yesterday s 80% increa
experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
as parts of europe face a drought, the first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force across the south of england to try and tackle water shortages. the american conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages after losing a defamation case for falsely claiming the sandy hook shooting was a hoax. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there s a real risk of soaring prices becoming embedded . yesterday, the bank warned of a recession as it raised interest rates by the largest amount in 27 years. the uk economy is forecast to shrink in the last three months of this year, as the bank predicts a recession that will last well into next year. the bank says that sharp increases in energy prices will push inflation to more than 13% a 42 year high and that the value of people s incomes is falli
hello and welcome. the uk is today taking delivery of liquefied natural gas, or lng, shipped all the way from australia. it s part of europe s preparations for the winter at a time when gas supplies from russia are under threat because of the war in ukraine. the uk is home to three of the largest lng terminals in europe, and this delivery could be consumed across europe. australia doesn t usually sell gas this far afield, and it s signalled that it might have to limit its exports because of its own supply problems. joining me now is james huckstepp, head of emea gas analytics, s&p global commodity insights. thanks very much for being with us today, james. how much of a problem solver is this shipment? problem solver is this shiment? , , , shipment? the shipment is really part shipment? the shipment is really part of shipment? the shipment is really part of what - shipment? the shipment is really part of what we - shipment? the shipment is really part of what we have | rea