he shouldn t have been doing that. a critical incident is declared at the british port of dover as holiday makers face queues for hours for border checks, with the uk blaming french staff for the delays. the french border officers, they didn t turn up to work. they were supposed to be fully manning all of the passport control booths to meet at the holiday surge. hundreds of police in riot gear storm the main anti government protest camp in the sri lankan capital, colombo, tearing down tents and beating demonstrators. turkey says a deal has been agreed by ukraine and russia which will allow the resumption of grain to be exported from the black sea. tens of thousands of patients in england turned to private treatment late last year as hospital waiting lists started to climb with some even taking out loans pay for procedures. also coming up: despite a tough year, team gb s dina asher smith makes it back onto the podium after winning bronze at the world athletics championships in
emergency as a result of soaring energy bills? i absolutely accept that and i know millions of people are worried about inflation and particularly the cost of their energy bills, and that s why i wanted to provide them with some reassurance and peace of mind over the last couple of days as we re starting to learn more about what might happen to energy bills in the autumn. and what i ve said is, if i m prime minister i will go further in supporting those families that most need our help because the situation is worse than we thought when i announced quite significant support earlier this year. let s see how much worse, let s look at the figures we ve got now. we can see them coming up in the screen just now. that was the average energy bill in october 21, just under £1300. the projection that we ve now got for what energy bills will be this october is more than £3,500! is it the moral responsibility of this government to make sure that people do not feel that they cannot he
thought to have been killed. translation: i ran towards my family but everything was under| you can see their homes and possessions scattered under the debris and their loved ones disappear in this single moment. and the heroic coach who saved a swimmer after she fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. i just swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. counting is under way in two key uk by elections for the conservative party in west yorkshire and devon. in wakefield, the conservatives are defending a majority ofjust over 3000. and in tiverton and honiton, the tories have a much larger majority of more than 24,000. counting in wakefield hasjust been completed. both are being seen as a stern test of the conservative government s popularity in the light of partygate and the cost of living crisis. let s talk to bbc newsnight s polic
the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. and later in the hour. brad pitt is back, in bullet train. does his new film hit the mark? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. hello, a very good afternoon. a series of hosepipe bans has come into force in parts of southern england as a lack of rainfall continues to put pressure on water supplies. this means that using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed, following the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban has just come into force at 5.00pm and affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases, a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday 12th august. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent, zoe conway, has the latest. i ve actually used t