as we develop it, there ll be touch, taste, smell, sound, temperature. so it s aiming to sort of really mince your head over time. pioneered here, the world of art and performance may never be the same again. piers hopkirk, bbc news, hastings. petrol pumps have been running dry in france because of union strikes at refineries. this was the huge line to get fuel at the petrol station in paris on saturday. drivers had to wait more than an hour to fill theirfuel tanks. drivers had to wait more than an hour to fill their fuel tanks. three out of six refineries are currently shut down in france due to worker strikes. government figures estimate that 20% of petrol stations in france are affected by shortages, especially in the north of the country. the us state department says it is reviewing a request from
resources on their capacity to pay their bills, and more and more people say they do not think they can pay their fuel bills. people say they do not think they can pay theirfuel bills. we know what that will lead to. it will lead to people turning off their heating. that will lead to more people being cold and more people being vulnerable to illness. so, it is our responsibility. in the end, we are held to account, as we should be held to account, as we should be held to account, for whether the health services able to meet people s needs. and it is our responsibility to be clear about the fact that if extra demand is placed on the health service, in a winter that we already know is going to be extremely tough, it will make it harderfor us to cope. extremely tough, it will make it harder for us to cope. we extremely tough, it will make it harder for us to cope. extremely tough, it will make it harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss
could be particularly unpleasant this year, because we have had a couple of years when flu has not been a particular issue at all because of social distancing. the latest news from australia is that in their winter they had really quite high rates of flu. so there is a worry that because of lack of immunity over here, flu, plus covid, will create a very difficult winter. now we have warnings about cold homes, certain people that are vulnerable not being able to afford their fuel bills and being vulnerable not being able to afford theirfuel bills and being even more likely to get health conditions. so, all of that adds to the warnings we have already had. and we have seen right now, as we did just now and simon s piece, the real worries of ambulance services struggling to get to patients because a&e services are full, because beds cannot be found and because social care is an issue and because social care is an issue and it is difficult to get people out of hospital. so, major challenge
president biden s term, if it is enacted in the next week which we expect it will be and certainly hope it will be. in terms of significant change for american households, what will this mean for them? this mean for them? well, the small low this mean for them? well, the small low energy this mean for them? well, the small low energy costs - this mean for them? well, the small low energy costs for - small low energy costs for americans, it will make it more affordable to buy an electric car, then to buy a gas guzzling combustion engine, that will lower their fuel combustion engine, that will lower theirfuel in combustion engine, that will lower their fuel in cost for transportation. it will lower electricity costs, because with this bill in place, wind and solar will be the cheapest way to make electricity in almost every case. so we re to see big changes in big investments in clean energy and we will also create jobs in the clean energy sector, millions ofjobs, by different estim
of dire poverty. the first responsibility of government is to those people who are the most vulnerable and the people who are blameless in a crisis, and that s families with children, disabled people and elderly people in this country. we know that 80% of each of these groups are going to be in fuel poverty by the end of the year, in other words they are going to have to pay out far more for theirfuel bills to pay out far more for their fuel bills for their fuel bills they can afford, while at the same time having to pay higher prices for their food, telecom, council tax and all basic necessities. it s absolutely urgent that you get together in the next few days, if you don t then the benefit changes cannot go through even if they re agreed in september until perhaps late october or november. it s quite important that we take action now when the emergency exists. i really can t understand why the government is being so slow to respond to the latest very hefty increase in fuel bills,