james anderson and stuart broad take three wickets each on the first day of the second test at old trafford. space as you ve never seen it we ll speak to the man who s remastered these amazing images of the apollo missions. good morning. some mist and fog to watch out for this morning, some quite dense across the southeast. some starting with sunshine but generally we will see cloud build and some splashes of rain in parts of the west. i will have all the details later on the programme. it s friday august 26th. millions of households in england, scotland and wales will find out at 7am what they could be paying for gas and electricity in october, as the energy regulator ofgem announces a new price cap. this is the maximum amount companies can charge consumers for each unit of energy. it s expected to mean that the average household bill will rise to more than £3,500 a year. jo black reports. the waterfront at ipswich. but behind the attractive facade and expensive boats, so
a industry are outrageous. fourth hearing into the ja| attack a fourth hearing into the january 6 attack on the us capitol is under way in washington as we speak. prince william, the duke of cambridge, is celebrating his 40th birthday. good evening. millions of passengers have faced disruption today after the biggest strike on britain s railways for 30 years got under way. the rmt union and rail bosses say they will resume talks tomorrow but even if there s any progress, it will come too late to avoid disruption on thursday, the next planned day of the walk out. what s the dispute about? as ever, it depends on who you ask. for the union, pay and job security are key. rail bosses says it s also about modernisation. they intend to start the process next month. borisjohnson had his say this morning, urging commuters to stay the course because as he said modernisation would be in their interest. our first report is from bournemouth and our transport correspondent, katy austin.
afghanistan. the government is introducing legislation which would allow ministers to ignore european court rulings such as the decision to stop asylum seekers going to rwanda. facebook s removes a large number of accounts posting pictures and videos of upskirting following an investigation by bbc news. a warning from charities that thousands of children in england are being moved each week from one foster placement to another. we ll speak to someone brought up in care to find out what impact that can have. up in care to find out and after a break of three years, glastonbury opens its gates this morning. good morning and welcome to bbc news. prices are continuing to rise at their fastest rate for a0 years, as food, energy and fuel costs continue to climb. uk inflation, the rate at which prices rise, edged up to 9.1% in the 12 months to may, up from 9% in april, the office for national statistics has said. the figure is now at the highest level since march 1982. the bank of
and after a break of three years, glastonbury opens its gates to festivalgoers this morning. good morning for the tower of london. we are here for the super bloom display in order of the platinumjubilee. sunny, dry bloom display in order of the platinum jubilee. sunny, dry and platinumjubilee. sunny, dry and warm platinum jubilee. sunny, dry and warm foremost, platinumjubilee. sunny, dry and warm foremost, more platinum jubilee. sunny, dry and warm foremost, more clout in the north and west. it s wednesday the 22nd ofjune. our main story. the uk s rate of inflation is expected to rise once again when the latest figures are released this morning. in april, inflation rose to 9%, its highest in a0 years, as the increasing costs of energy, fuel and food continues to squeeze household budgets. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. if i haven t got the money, i can t eat. you see lots of things that are on cheap, we buy them and freeze them. definitely shopping around, l
across the uk continue and so does the disruption, with only 60% of services running today. facebook s removes a large number of accounts, posting pictures and videos of upskirting, following an investigation and glastonbury is back after a three year gap fans are descending on worthy farm in somerset for one of the biggest music festivals in the world. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. at least 300 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in afghanistan. the 6.1 quake struck overnight in the southeast of the country, with most of the confirmed deaths in a province called paktika. these are images of homes reduced to rubble. but the extent of the damage is still emerging as rescue efforts continue in outlying villages. the country s supreme leader has confirmed the number of dead, in a statement to the media, saying at least five hundred people are injured. hikmatullah esmat is head of the provincial health body in paktika. he tol