bell and air conditioning and modern hospitals. it is not another world. so given that given how closely related the united states is to europe and has always been, you would imagine our leaders would notice when europe began to fall apart, especially when the signs were not subtle at all and they weren t. this summer, germans begin clearcutting ancient forests to heat their homes. in poland, families queued up for hours to buy coal just did one hundred and fifty years ago in the uk, the government projected that more than ten thousand britons will freeze to death, will die this winter for lack of heating fuel. freeze to death in england. that is not supposed to happen in a first world country. so europe is moving backward at high speed and it s not clear where it will end. so the question is why is this happening? and the answer for once is a very simple one to warm ukraine. that s why it s happening. a huge percentage of europe s energy came from russia. those imports h
we start here in the uk, where in the next few hours prime minister liz truss will unveil a multibillion pound plan to protect consumers and businesses from soaring energy prices. typical household energy bills could be capped at around 2,500 pounds a year, with companies also likely to get help. but the cost of subsidising bills is likely to be astronomical. the prime minister has ruled out tax increases, and further windfall taxes on energy firms. so, it could mean extra government borrowing of at least a hundred billion pounds. our business editor simonjack has more. heat means energy means bills, huge bills. this woman employs so many people at her glassblowing business but won t belong without an edgy lifeline. ~ , belong without an edgy lifeline. y , ., belong without an edgy lifeline. g , ., lifeline. my staff are terrified lifeline. my staff are terrified not - lifeline. my staff are terrified not only - lifeline. my staff are terrified not only fori lifeline. my
during saturday, petering out. some patchy rain in the morning, scotland and northern ireland and then brightening up, not much rain for england and wales, mainly west and wales and north west england, brightness and sunshine ahead of that and very warm once again, 2627 celsius, low 20s in scotland and northern ireland. of uncertainty about sunday. this slice of cloud and rain across the middle third of the country, dry out to the to the north. the rain could be further south and it could be heavier. at the moment southern areas dry and still very warm in the sunshine in the south east. sophie. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six, from the six team it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our welcome to sportsday. i m jane dougall, and we are live from birmingham as the city prepares to host the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history. the countdown is on to the opening ceremony at alexander stadium, where 72 nations an
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there s serious stuff in the world as well as a little fun with nicole. the big news come out of doj, formally requesting evidence and transcripts from the january 6th committee. that is a clear sign that the criminal probe of the insurrection is intensifying, linking with some of the leads in congress. we ll bring that to you tonight. also, tucker carlson dodging and weaving account ability after a mass shooter cited the same thing he s been pushing. we ll get into that, but right now, election night in america. firstle tos closing in kentucky. there s been primary voting in five states, and james carville is part of our special coverage kicking off the beat tonight. in addition to kentucky, polls are still open in idaho, north carolina, oregon, and p.a. we begin in pennsylvania because it is a big one, the showcase where gop senate candidates have been kplashing all the way through the homestretch of an election that started as a primary to really split the party in a key