with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this winter. ., ., , ., , this winter. throughout history, it has been government s this winter. throughout history, it has been government s role - this winter. throughout history, it has been government s role to . has been government s role to provide support to households who need it in a time of crisis. we saw it during the pandemic using the furlough scheme and the £20 uplift a universal credit per week and we need to see that again now. we need to see that the government at least doubles that support to low income households right now or we are going to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. fix, to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. a source of many of terrifying circumstances. a source of many of these terrifying circum
are life changing but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact, after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and a0 are injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people, who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this a
a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. a warm welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. 70 charities and community organisations in the uk have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster, urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn to help people deal with the rising cost of living. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1,200 of government support to help low income families make
emergency over energy bills, labour will call for the price cap to be frozen. and erin kennedy coxes britain to a rowing gold in munich just three months after being told she has breast cancer. good evening. it will be a year tomorrow since the taliban swept back into the afghan capital, kabul, marking their takeover of the country and sparking scenes like these at the airport thousands trying to leave in fear at what could lie ahead. one year on life for women and girls is very different with harsh rules, including restrictions on education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who was in kabul last august, has returned there for this special report. it s a man s world. afghanistan is a conservative country. but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been slammed shut. we met three generations of women whose lives speak loudly about their world. many are afraid. they don t wan