and set to go up again in the autumn, critics say more is needed to help people cut their bills now. ione wells bbc news. some breaking news. from the prime minister borisjohnson. borisjohnson says the government s energy strategy is about tackling some of the mistakes of the past and making sure that the uk will never again be subjected to blackmail by people such as vladimir putin it is important to note and make clear that russian imports account for only 8% of uk oil and 5% of uk gas supply. but that line has come from borisjohnson, saying the energy strategy is about making sure the government will never be subjected to blackmail by people such as vladimir putin. the energy secretary kwasi kwarteng said the government was determined to help tackle
if it s definitely 50% electricity, switch on the washing machine or the dishwasher. 0pposition parties have criticised ministers for not relaxing the planning laws for onshore wind and solar, arguing they are the cheapest and quickest types of renewable energy. but the government say they will consult on developing more of both, while still giving communities a say. and they ve announced a review on fracking extracting shale gas from the ground. it s currently banned, given its safety concerns, but some tory mps want that lifted. ministers say that won t happen, unless the science changes. most of this plan focuses on how to increase the uk s supply of energy, not decrease the demand, through things like insulation. the government hopes this plan will make the uk less vulnerable to energy shocks in future. but with energy bills rising and set to go up again in the autumn critics say more
as ukraine says it needs. john simpson, bbc news, lviv. more now on the uk government publishing its new energy strategy, which includes plans for eight new nuclear reactors by the end of the decade. ministers say there will be more reliance on wind, solar and hydrogen. but they ve stressed they would seek community approval before building onshore wind farms. the uk energy secretary, kwasi kwarteng, said the government was determined to help tackle the cost of rising energy bills. what we ve launched today is a strategy. so what it does is it brings a measure of energy independence, security of supply to the uk. but you re quite right to say that a strategy takes maybe three, four or five years, more years really to land. so in terms of this year, what we ve done is we ve announced a package of measures. for example, the £150 off council
a really painful package - of sanctions against russia, and if we don t get the supply of weapons that we really need, which we ve asked for many times, it will be considered by russia as permission. permission to go further, permission to attack, permission to start a new bloody wave in the donbas. as nato resumes discussions on how best to arm ukraine against the renewed russian attack, the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the age of engagement with the kremlin is over. simon jones, bbc news. ukraine s foreign minister has again urged western countries to provide his country with more weapons to fight russian forces. dmytro kuleba also insisted on imposing the toughest sanctions on moscow. he was speaking in brussels, ahead of a meeting of nato foreign ministers who have been discussing how best to arm ukraine against a renewed russian attack in the east. my agenda is very simple. it has only three items on it. it s weapons, weapons and weapons.
and running the reactor when it goes online in four years time here at hinkley point, and will power and supply electricity to 6 million homes when it goes online. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire. a british man who died in a landslide alongside his nine year old son, in australia s blue mountains, has been named. mehraab nazir who was 49 worked as a lawyer for a firm in singapore. his wife and another son are in hospital. phil mercer reports. mehraab nazir and his family were in australia on a holiday of a lifetime. but in a few horrifying moments lives were taken and others changed forever. the singapore based lawyer died alongside his nine year old son. they were crushed by falling rocks on a hiking trail in the blue mountains, west of sydney. his wife and an older boy were seriously hurt. they were airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. a teenage girl is being treated for shock.