zelensky warns of big battles to come against russian forces in the east of the country. a rise in the state pension and various benefits from today, but charities warn it fails to tackle the cost of living crisis. pakistan s parliament elects shehbaz sharif as the country s prime minister after members of the ousted former premier imran khan s party walk out. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ajury at good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a jury at the old bailey has found 26 year old ali harbi ali guilty of murdering the mp sir david amess and preparing acts of terrorism. the islamic state group fanatic carried out the cold and calculating murder of the veteran backbencher was my constituency surgery in leigh on sea in essex last october. at the veteran backbencher s constituency. it didn t take long to reach the verdict. it didn t take long to reach the verdict. ., , verdict. it really didn t, in the last hour verdict. it really didn t, in the last hour we
ofgem says it may start reviewing the energy price cap every three months, rather than the current six. and coming up halle berry and patrick wilson are astronauts trying to save earth in moonfall. find out what mark kermode thinks about this and the week s other big releases in the film review at 5.45pm. good evening, welcome to bbc news at 5pm, i m jane hill. it s a bad end to a difficult week for borisjohnson as another mp has submitted a letter of no confidence in his leadership, following five resignations within 2a hours from his team in downing street. mps supportive of the prime minister are suggesting he s making necessary staff changes, following a damning report by the senior civil servant sue gray into rule breaking parties at number 10 during the pandemic. but the former head of the downing street policy unit, munira mirza, quit because of the prime minister s false claim that sir keir starmer failed to prosecutejimmy savile. and in the last hour, the conservat
spotify slumps. we start with the soaring cost of living here in the uk because in a few hours time the energy regulator ofgem is set to announce the biggest ever rise in energy bills. every six months it reviews the maximum price suppliers can charge consumers. and with gas prices at record highs the industry s predicting bills could rise as much as 50%. the bbc has been told the government is planning financial help for consumers. but there are doubts over whether the measures will be ready by the time higher prices start on the first of april. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports from glasgow. i m lucky if i have breakfast in the middle of the afternoon to keep me going, and a snack at night. having cut down on food, zahada safdar is now facing reducing herfuel. the hot water bottle eases the pain from her severe arthritis, as she can t afford to properly heat her flat after a 20% rise in bills. a single mum with limited income, it s very diffic
as royal mail launches stamps with bar codes so they can track and trace deliveries. almost £300 million spent in one of the busiest transfer deadline windows. dele alli leaving tottenham for everton, just one of the big deals confirmed. good morning. today we have a band of cloud and rain pushing south and west. behind them, clearskies of cloud and rain pushing south and west. behind them, clear skies and showers. another windy day. the strongest winds in the north, but very mild. good morning. it s tuesday, the first february. borisjohnson addressed a meeting of his mps last night, to try and rally support after a highly critical report into parties held in downing street. the findings by civil servant sue grey highlighted a failure of leadership and judgement. the prime minister has apologised and vowed lessons will be learnt. a separate investigation is being carried out by the metropolitan police. our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. after apologising for l