energy bosses have held talks with the government to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. ministers are promising more help in the coming months. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group is remanded in custody charged with terror offences. and the crisis of local swimming pools. the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. hello. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. a&e departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. this is from the latest monthly performance data from nhs england. and the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new all time high. 6.7 million. the ambulance are dealing with the most urgent cases took an average of 29 minutes longer took an average of 29 minutes longer to respond than injune. shadow health secretary wes streeting has told the b
The quality of the Higher Education system , the education system, the committees report says if it were scrapped, universities would lose income from International Students fees and have to cut courses. The government has said its considering the findings and would respond in due course. It introduced a tougher rules for International Students this yean International Students this year, which it said aimed to help slash migration. The prime help slash migration. The Prime Minister is calling on shoppers to back british produce as he hosts the second farm to fork summit at downing street. Labour says the conservatives have dnven says the conservatives have driven farmers to breaking point and have pledged a new deal they say will put money back into their pockets. Rishi sunak told members of the Food Industry that britain must reduce its reliance on fruit and vegetables from overseas. We are going to stick to our plan supporting you to keep creating great jobs across the United Kingdom
Governments illegal migration act should not be applied in northern ireland. Responding to an urgent question from the dup, Tom Pursglove said the government intends to appeal against the courts judgement and would not be deterred from its rwanda plan. And the first its rwanda plan. And the First Official painted portrait of the king since his coronation has been unveiled at buckingham palace. The oil on canvas shows his majesty in the uniform of the welsh guards, of which he was made regimental colonel in 1975. The portrait , by british 1975. The portrait, by british artist jonathan yeo , was artist jonathan yeo, was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then prince of waless 50 years as a member of the drapers company. In 2022. In the drapers company. In 2022. In the new portrait, the king is depicted sword in hand with a butterfly landing on his shoulder. Butterfly landing on his shoulder. For butterfly landing on his shoulder. For the butterfly landing on his shoulder. For the late
Lives of many, but when Everything Else fails, do you think that finding them is the answer . And a new portrait of our king has been unveiled . Trust me, you wont want to miss it. Well get stuck into all of it. Well get stuck into all of that and more. But before we do, lets cross live for tonights 6 00 news. Michelle, thank you and good evening. The top stories from the gb newsroom. A major manhunt is newsroom. A major manhunt is underway in france after two Prison Guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured dunng three others seriously injured during an ambush on a prison convoy. Vehicles were rammed tollbooths on a motorway at anchorvale in the northwest of the country. Anchorvale in the northwest of the country. Images on social media showed at least two men in balaclavas carrying rifles near an suv that was in flames. The car appeared to have been rammed into the front of the prison van. Local media is naming the suspect as mohammed amara, whos 30 and reportedly has