britain s postal service, the royal mail, is being held to ransom in a hacking attack by a gang with likely russian links. hello and welcome. lisa marie presley, the only daughter of rock and roll legend elvis has died. she was 5a. the news was confirmed by her mother priscilla who said in a statement: it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter lisa marie has left us. we can now speak to entertainmentjournalist perez hilton who was a friend of lisa marie presley. he joins us from los angeles. thanks forjoining us on such short notice with this sad news. lisa marie was a successful musician in her own right but also a friend of yours. i right but also a friend of ours. ., ., ., yours. i got to meet her at her request. yours. i got to meet her at her request. i yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t know - yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t know if -
this report. distant artillery fire the situation in soledar depends on who you ask. it s under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. they will never break us, says his injured comrade. we are winning. but if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. russian, yes, but not from the regular army. they re from a private military group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russia s fighting. its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and they ve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. we chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if that s the case. don t believe russian propaganda. it s not true. bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. kyiv has described the battle for soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. and that s all we can say with real certainty. small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and t
offences. police in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft, the official inspectorate has warned. donald trump declines to answer questions as part of a new york state investigation into his family s business practices. and the bbc finds that more than 16 local swimming. closed across the uk in the past three years. 16 local swimming pools have closed. good morning and welcome to bbc news. ministers are holding talks with energy bosses this morning, amid fears over soaring bills. there are concerns households will fall further behind in paying for their gas and electricity but ministers have said that no extra support will be announced until a new prime minister takes office next month. at the moment, annual energy bills for the average household arejust under £2,000. but bills are predicted to soar to about £3,500 in october. it and forecasters say they could rise to more than £4,000 injanuary. our business correspondent, caroline dav
widely into the mid 30s, locally as much as 37 celsius, especially across parts of southern england. that weather warning could have impact on health and infrastructure. sharp criticism for the way police forces investigate burglaries, robberies and theft most victims aren t getting justice, a major review says it s unacceptable tears in toronto, as serena williams says goodbye to fans in canada. playing for the first time since announcing her intention to leave the sport, she was beaten in straight sets at the canada open. a hero s welcome for rugby star ed slater, as he completes his 350 mile bike ride, just weeks after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. good morning. it s thursday, august 11th. our main story. talks between energy bosses and the government will take place this morning, amid fears over the soaring cost of gas and electricity. average annual bills are expected to rise to more than £3,500 in october. but ministers say no extra support will be anno
despite a year long family feud, the coronation of a new king of the zulu nation is taking place in south africa, the first such event in 50 years. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, sevastapol, has once again come under drone attack, the latest in a series over the past few days. these pictures appear to show what the russian installed regional head said was a ukrainian drone being shot down over a naval headquarters, before falling onto the roof of the building. he said no damage had been done. several other drone attacks were reported overnight in crimea, including one at an airbase. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin says un officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. the announcement came as claims of fighting near the plant continued, with four civilians reportedly injured by russian shelling. the plant at zaporizhzhia has been under