Southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its monday the 1st of april. Our main story. Energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgems new quarterly price cap Comes Into Force. A household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 the lowest its been for two years. Charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. With more, heres our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. Spring has arrived in the gardens of this east Kent Community centre, promising warmer months ahead. I love the daffodils. But locals are still feeling the chilling Impact Winter Bills had on their finances and lifestyle. Its been quite a harsh winter and i havent been able to afford to have the Central Heating on. So its been rather challenging. And so ive been using hot water
At the hospital in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several militant commanders and insisted it was preventing harm to civilians. Our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. Left in ruins. This was once the Beating Heart of gazas health care system, but israel says that it had become a terrorist base. Two weeks ago, its troops returned to Al Shifa Hospital for a second time launching a surprise attack. They say they shot dead 200 palestinian gunmen and arrested top hamas figures without harming civilians. Palestinians say many innocents were hurt and killed. Translation there are so many bodies here. Weve been getting them out ever since this morning. Its shocking. Weve never seen anything like it. The fierce fighting entered al shifas wards and razed homes nearby. Israels military sees this as one of its most successful operations of the war so far, dealing the enemy a major blow. But critics say its also a worrying sign of the ability of hamas to regroup in areas that i
Well hear from captain harry kane about their desire to go one further than recent tournaments and get their hands on a trophy. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. We are live in southern israel, less than a mile from the gaza strip, behind me about an hours drive from tel aviv. The us President Joe Biden is now in tel aviv for meetings with the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet. Soon after the us president arrived he said he was Deeply Saddened And Outraged by the devastating explosion at a hospital in gaza city yesterday evening. He said responsibility lay with what he called the other team. In other words, israel didnt do it. The Israeli Military blames the attack on a misfired rocket from palestinian islamichhad group. Its the second biggest armed group in the gaza strip. Like hamas its backed by iran. It is usually seen as more extreme than hamas but both groups are designated as Terrorist Organisations by many western governments, includ
This is bbc news, im simon mccoy, the headlines at tpm. A call for clarity on Face Coverings as the government says it will come to a decision on the situation in england in the next few days. Yes, Face Coverings, i think people should be wearing in shops, and in terms of how we do that, whether we make it mandatory or not, we will look at the guidance and say a little bit more in the next few days. A huge win for Manchester City as the club successfully overturns a two year ban from European Club competitions. Nail bars and beauty salons reopen for Business Today in england but many treatments are still not allowed. Actor Kelly Preston has died from Breast Cancer at the age of 57. Her husband John Travolta said she
fought a courageous fight. Come on in, the National Trust opens a small number of its houses to visitors for the First Time Since they all closed due to lockdown. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. It is the strongest hint yet that Face Coverings may be made compulsory