And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be don
Injuly at the world cup in liverpool, the roses coming out on top to claim the bronze medal. That was tracey nevilles last game as head coach. Her replacementjess thirlby has made a strong start, they are unbeaten in her three matches in charge so far. Something that i love aboutjess as a coach is that she always pushes us to be the best athletes, the best individuals that we can be. Theres no room for mediocrity, you know . If you think youve done something well, she wants you to do even better, and shes always pushing you to that next step, which i think you needin to that next step, which i think you need in a coach. And she believes in you as a player, which i think is definitely necessary for any coach. Weve all got that belief that she is behind us as a team, and shes going to take us to the next level. The british figure skating championships are taking place in sheffield at the moment. Nottingham s nina povey will be looking to improve on her fifth place finish last year, but a
A call by borisjohnson for the eu to engage fully with his brexit proposals with 11 days to go before a key summit. Ginger baker Ground Breaking rock drummer has died at the age of 80. Now on bbc news its tome for inside out yorkshire and lincolnshire. Tracy gee speaks to firefighters who believe theirjob caused them to have cancer. Welcome to the programme. I am welcome to the programme. I am keely welcome to the programme. I am keely donovan. Coming up this week . The firefighters who believe theirjob has caused them to have cancer. Firefighters need to stop having their lives totally turned upside down with cancer. The men and women still living in fear of redundancy as the future of scunthorpes steelworks, fear of redundancy as the future of scu nthorpes steelworks, hangs fear of redundancy as the future of scunthorpes steelworks, hangs in the balance. This scunthorpes steelworks, hangs in the balance. This time it felt very difference, like we were at the edge of the abyss. And th
Intensify brexit talks with the uk but both sides say more work is needed to get a deal. Turkeys offensive against the kurds continues, the un says 100,000 people have now fled their homes in Northern Syria. And the five year old daughter of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british woman jailed in iran, returns to britain. Ina in a moment its going to be sportsday but first lets take a look at what else is coming up on bbc news. At 7 15pm, we will speak to professor Laura Hammond about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded today to the ethiopian prime minister. And that 7 20 p m we are going to be discussing matters with the met Police Deputy assistant commissioner Lawrence Taylor after the met revealed extension rebellion protests have stretched Police Forces in london. And at 7 30pm i will be speaking to the trade expert sam lowe about the green light the eu has given full brexit talks with the uk to now intensify. Thats coming up on bbc news. First its sportsday. Here is what is coming up on
Murdering her two teenage sons in sheffield and plotting to murder four more of her own children. And 22 years on, prince harry walks and his mothers footsteps as he visits a minefield in angola. Ina in a moment there will be time for sportsday, but first lets look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 7pm, we will be speaking to the Cleveland Police federation to discover why the force there appears to be failing, that is according to the police watchdog. And at 7 20 pm, as saudi arabia opens its doors to International Tourists for the first time as part ofa tourists for the first time as part of a push to cut its economic dependence on oil, we will take a look at the chances of that are succeeding. At 8 30pm, the conker tree has been put on the official extinction list. We will examine why the horse chestnut could disappear altogether. That is coming up on bbc news. First it is sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. We are up and running in doha, and theres been