we aren t. we haven t spoken for quite a while. um, no, not recently. health, teaching and rail unions are to hold talks with ministers today, to try to head off another wave of industrial action. businesses will find out later, exactly how much support they ll get with their energy bills. the amount of government help available is expected to more than halve from the spring, with firms facing rapidly rising costs. thousands of supporters of the far right former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, have attacked government buildings in the capital. drama in the fa cup in what was one of the upsets of the weekend. how stevenage of league 2 knocked out aston villa in two madcap minutes in yesterday s third round tie. good morning. if you are just stepping out is a chilly start in the east. then we are in for a day of sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery. it will be breezy. the outlook for the rest of the week remains unsettled. details later in the programme. g
members are on strike. and at 3.30pm on the bbc news channel, talking business with aaron heslehurst. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb s one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the government, who pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the business, but now a deal has been struck that it is hoped will give relief notjust to customers, taxpayers, but also hundreds of staff. today, 0ctopus were confident
and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of blistering heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let s take a look at the actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti strike laws, the financial times leads with a warning from incoming boss of the tuc, paul nowak, who says unions will fight and make the government pay a high political price for such laws. the independent has gone with a striking image of the impact of recent russian bombardment in ukraine. they re also shining a light on striking chaos, with a warning that the uk could see a year of disruption if the government fails to negotiate. in contrast, the times leads with labour s vow to c
not an issue they have been particular strong on, but trying to channel tony blair s tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime, kind of mantra. i think this particular idea is pretty disastrous and ill thought through an unworkable. basically hand out more committee service, sentences, but usually getting the victims of anti social behaviour involved in the sentencing, whichjust behaviour involved in the sentencing, which just sounds like so many things could go wrong with that community service. people should be sentenced for the crime they commit, as the evidence dictates, not according to what the victims think ought to happen to them, but nonetheless it is very tough stance from the shadowjustice secretary, really setting out labour s stands and showing that as we get toward the run to election campaign, there is not any issue that labour is shying away from. they are taking the battle to issues and areas where the conservatives used to be safe. and areas where the
nine year old olivia pratt korbel inside her home last week. she won t celebrate her wedding. she won t have children of her own. if you ve got information and you re withholding it, you are protecting the killers. and why record breaking hot and dry weather this summer has seen more exotic plants growing in the uk. and the notting hill carnival is back returning to the streets of west london for the first time since 2019. hello and welcome to bbc news. the number of people killed in floods in pakistan is now more than 1,000 and there s a warning that millions more are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented disaster. the country is making a fresh appeal for international aid, as it s warned that food shortages could lead to more deaths. many families have had to leave agricultural areas where they were able to support themselves for higher ground. more than 30 million people have been displaced, livelihoods have been destroyed leaving communities across the country