Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News at Six 20240709

Card image cap

Also on the programme. The Ban On Uk and Eu Travellers going to the us will be lifted in november, 20 months after it began. In the canary islands, a volcanic eruption on La Palma the first for half a century forces 5,000 people from their Homes. And plenty of british success at the emmys in los angeles, where the crown won best Drama Series. And coming up on the Bbc News channel. The ecb cancel the tours of the men and womens teams due to travel to pakistan next month. Good evening. There will be no bail out for Energy Firms in trouble, according to the Business Secretary, whos been holding crisis talks with industry leaders today. Kwasi kwarteng said that customers would be protected if more Energy Companies went out of business, and he said there was no prospect of an Energy Supply Emergency this winter. The growing crisis has been caused by a massive rise in the wholesale prices paid by energy suppliers. The food and Drinks Industry is also warning that one of the knock on effects of the situation will be more shortages in the shops. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. The Uk Energy sector is in crisis. Dozens of small energy providers have already gone bust, and dozens more are not expected to make it through winter, as soaring Energy Prices leave many unable to deliver on price promises made to millions of customers who were encouraged to look for the best deals. Secretary of state. In the commons today, the Business Secretary sought to reassure customers ahead of winter. We have sufficient capacity, and more than sufficient capacity to meet demand, and we do not expect Supply Emergencies to occur this winter. There is absolutely no question, mr speaker, of the lights going out or people being unable to heat their Homes. He also announced a government imposed Price Cap would be maintained. But that is one of the things creating problems for providers, as the wholesale cost of gas is miles higher than the retail cap. You can see here exactly what has happened to wholesale Gas Prices. They have more than tripled since the beginning of the year, rising 70 in august alone. Thats the what. The why . Global issues. There has been a surge in demand for energy as the World Economy awakes from the Covid I9 deep freeze. International stockpiles are unusually low for this time of year, and russia has been accused of withholding supplies to pressurise Eu Governments to approve a new pipeline into europe. At some uk specific ones too. We have had outages at ageing plants, we have had maintenance on some North Sea Gas platforms, we have had a fire knocking out a pipeline that brings energy from europe, and the Wind Hasnt been glowing which means Wind Turbines are generating less which means Gas Powered Stations have to produce more. Many new smaller companies are set up offering cheap deals, but many didnt insure themselves against the Price Spike of this magnitude, leaving some of them now with bleak prospects. In them now with bleak prospects. In the current market, as it is we are not going to see it through the winter. If it gets worse, that timeline will get shortened. 0urselves with a lot of smaller suppliers out there macaroni direct Government Intervention to seals through the coming months. But the government through the coming months. But the government said through the coming months. But the government said it through the coming months. But the government said it will through the coming months. But the government said it will not through the coming months. But the government said it will not bail through the coming months. But the government said it will not bail out | government said it will not bail out failing companies, but it will need to find a way to compensate the surviving firms for taking on millions of loss making accounts. But what should you do if your supply goes past . But what should you do if your supply goes past . But what should you do if your supply goes past . There is a tried and tested Safety Supply goes past . There is a tried and tested Safety Net supply goes past . There is a tried and tested Safety Net which supply goes past . There is a tried i and tested Safety Net which protects customers and will move you to another supplier. That will be done automatically, there is nothing you need to do yourself, so our best advice is to sit tight. It may take advice is to sit tight. It may take a few weeks for that to happen. We advise people to take a Metre Reading or even better, to take a photograph of your metre. Some big Ener Photograph of your metre. Some big energy Bosses Photograph of your metre. Some big Energy Bosses have photograph of your metre. Some big Energy Bosses have described photograph of your metre. Some big Energy Bosses have described this. Energy bosses have described this crisis is a failure of regulation. New companies offer cheap deals to grab new companies offer cheap deals to gmba new companies offer cheap deals to grab a share of the market with no plan in place if the cost of supplying energy rose above the amount they were allowed to charge. Whoever ends up paying, the amount for this crisis will end up in billions. Simonjack, Bbc News. The Energy Crisis is already having an impact on Supermarket Chains and their customers. The rise in Gas Prices has caused a shortage of carbon dioxide, which is essential to many Food And Drink production methods. The result, according to the Food And Drink federation, could be serious consequences for meat and fresh produce, as well as fizzy drinks. Our Business Correspondent Emma simpson has more details. This Pig Farm in East Yorkshire sends more than 1500 animals a week to an abattoirfor sends more than 1500 animals a week to an abattoir for slaughter. They are stunned with carbon dioxide, but if that runs out the pigs cannot leave and the backlog will have to be dealt with. If leave and the backlog will have to be dealt with. Leave and the backlog will have to be dealt with. If government dont ste in be dealt with. If government dont step in and be dealt with. If government dont step in and sort be dealt with. If government dont step in and sort this be dealt with. If government dont step in and sort this massive step in and sort this massive problem out, then basically these pigs here in this shed will have to be killed on The Farm and they will go into landfill. That to me is criminal. , go into landfill. That to me is criminal go into landfill. That to me is criminal. , ,. , go into landfill. That to me is criminal. , ,. , criminal. Here is the issue, most of the uks c02 criminal. Here is the issue, most of the uks c02 comes as criminal. Here is the issue, most of the uks c02 comes as a the uks c02 comes as a By Product from two fertiliser plants. They have shut down because Gas Prices are so high it is not economic. At the uks biggest chicken supplier, they use c02 in packaging to prolong sheu they use c02 in packaging to prolong Shelf Life and to stun the birds before processing but the Gas Tanks will soon be empty. Irate before processing but the Gas Tanks will soon be empty. Will soon be empty. We are at crisis oint. We will soon be empty. We are at Crisis Point we have will soon be empty. We are at Crisis Point. We have up will soon be empty. We are at Crisis Point. We have up to will soon be empty. We are at Crisis Point. We have up to five will soon be empty. We are at Crisis Point. We have up to five days will soon be empty. We are at Crisis Point. We have up to five days left. Point. We have up to five days left and we will have to reduce our production by 10 . And we will have to reduce our Roductionb10 . ,. ,~ , production by 10 . How many chickens is that . Over production by 10 . How many chickens is that . Over Half Production by 10 . How many chickens is that . Over half a production by 10 . How many chickens is that . Over half A Million is that . Over half A Million chickens is that . Over half A Million chickens a is that . Over half A Million chickens a week. Is that . Over half A Million chickens a week. How is that . Over half A Million chickens a week. How has| is that . Over half A Million i chickens a week. How has the government chickens a week. How has the government got chickens a week. How has the government got to chickens a week. How has the government got to Try Chickens a week. How has the government got to try and chickens a week. How has the I Government got to try and solve this . ,. ,. ,. ,. , this . You have only got days and hours. This . You have only got days and hours the this . You have only got days and hours. The government this . You have only got days and hours. The Government Need this . You have only got days and hours. The Government Need to. Hours. The Government Need to intervene, get these plants up and running and save christmas, and actually save the food supply chain. It is notjust pork and poultry. C02 is used everywhere in Food Manufacturing to keep stuff fresh for longer. For instance, ready made pizzas, bags of cheese, it is in bags of salad, ready meals, naan bread, and it puts the fizzy into fizzy drinks. Without it, there will be Shortage And Food waste. It takes a lot of natural Gas And C02 to grow some of our fresh produce too, like these cucumbers under cover. Growers may have to shorten the Planting Season now the costs are so high. Growers are telling us that if the Energy Market doesnt stabilise or government do not provide some sort of help for the growing sector, that we may have to see an early finish to the Uk Season and a late start next year, and replace this with imports. Next year, and replace this with im orts. ,. , next year, and replace this with imorts. , , imports. The government insists Food Wont run out imports. The government insists Food Wont run out. The imports. The government insists Food Wont run out. The industry imports. The government insists Food Wont run out. The Industry Is wont run out. The Industry Is resilient. But the pressure is now on for ministers to find a solution to minimise further disruption to the food supply chain. Emma simpson, Bbc News. Our Business Editor simonjack is here. Clearly there are lots of powerful factors at play. Is there any ultimate solution that comes to mind right now . Ultimate solution that comes to Mind Riaht now . � ,. ,. , right now . Theres a number of different mechanisms. Right now . Theres a number of different mechanisms. Just right now . Theres a number of. Different mechanisms. Just today, different mechanisms. Just today, 0fgem said that British Gas would take on the account of a Company Called Peoples energy which will cost British Gas around £200 million and that money will be fuelled through a levy and end up being spread out across everyone elses bills. If we get dozens of companies going bust, we may need a different mechanism. They centre around the government giving guarantees to the companies that survive, basically giving money to the companies taking on customers from failed companies and they will pay back the loans over a number of years, so trying to stagger this payment over several years. Because the basic problem is what happens when the Cost Price of something you are selling is higher than the amount you are allowed to retailer at because of the cap . That creates a structural problem and they are putting their heads together as we speak to find it out. One way or another, we will end up paying for this crisis. Paying for this crisis. Simon, thanks again. Paying for this crisis. Simon, thanks again. Simon paying for this crisis. Simon, thanks again. Simon jack, i paying for this crisis. Simon, | thanks again. Simon jack, our thanks again. Simonjack, our Business Editor. And theres more information on what this could mean for your Energy Bills on Bbc News online, bbc. Co. Uk news. And there you have some reports and analysis from simon and other colleagues. Now some more of the days main news. From november, vaccinated passengers will be able to enter the us from the uk and the european union. The decision taken by president biden will end 20 months of travel restrictions, which were brought in by president trump. The changes only apply to those travellers who have received two doses of a covid vaccine. The sudden change is being seen as something of a diplomatic achievement for london and brussels. 0ur North America Editor Jon Sopel is in washington. Tell us more about this and the rather sudden nature of it. I think this came as rather sudden nature of it. I think this came as a rather sudden nature of it. I think this came as a bolt rather sudden nature of it. I think this came as a Bolt Out rather sudden nature of it. I think this came as a Bolt Out of rather sudden nature of it. I think this came as a Bolt Out of the rather sudden nature of it. I think| this came as a bolt Out Of The Blue To London who had very low expectations this would happen, and it came as a bolt Out Of The Blue for many in the White House who thought this was months away. Joe biden is facing growing disaffection from his european allies, the french furious withdrawing their ambassador over the Submarine Deal with australia, others upset about what has happened in afghanistan. This week, Joe Biden is at the united nations. It is almost as if he wanted to clear the decks of some of the troubles and do something that would please his European Critics and thus the announcement. There is still a lot to work out. For example, will children between the ages of 12 and 18 who have only had ages of 12 and 18 who have only had a single vaccine, uk policy, be able to travel here . The british believe they have an assurance that goes with the Astrazeneca Vaccine will be able to come here. But Passenger Numbers were down 84 last month compared to two years ago, so this is a mighty boost for the industry. Most importantly, it is a huge boost for Loved Ones who havent been able to see their relatives for over 18 months now. Jan to see their relatives for over 18 Months Nova to see their relatives for over 18 months now. Jon sopel, thank you very much months now. Jon sopel, thank you very much again months now. Jon sopel, thank you very much again at months now. Jon sopel, thank you very much again at the months now. Jon sopel, thank you very much again at the white months now. Jon sopel, thank you i very much again at the White House. And jon was mentioning New York and the meeting. The prime Minister Borisjohnson is in New York where he and dozens of other World Leaders will attend a meeting of the united nations. He says hell use the opportunity to urge fellow leaders to sign up to financial and environmental targets ahead of novembers climate Change Conference called cop26 in glasgow. He calls it a Turning Point for the world. But he admitted it would be tough to persuade allies to meet their target of giving 100 Billion a year to developing nations to cut their carbon emissions. Lets join our political Editor Laura Kuenssberg in New York. This report contains flashing images. An emergency unfolding. The point the prime minister travelled to New York to make. The point the prime minister travelled to New York to make. The united nations, meeting here, is not united in how to slow down changes to the climate, how much to spend, how much carbon to save. We are close to the moment to start. Borisjohnsons mission, to try to push other countries into line. Everybody always agrees that something must be done. Saying something isnt enough for him. Its only chance that has put the uk in charge of trying to get global agreement this autumn, so Success Or Failure is about political ambition as well as the planet. We have to grow up and take our responsibilities. I think we go through a period of, you know, glorious indifference about the world. Weve been through that. Weve been through our childhood, if you like. We have now got to realise that this is a problem that requires grip. The official International Machine Urges progress. Our world is challenged like never before. From Climate Change to conflict, to covid 19. It would be easy to lose hope. But we are not hopeless. Yet, what hope is there, really, when vast countries like china, india huge emitters of carbon are not quite so keen . Strangely, this meeting really matters to Downing Street because of the next big international shindig at home the Climate Conference in glasgow at the beginning of november. The prime minister wants all countries, big and small, wealthy and less so, to make more dramatic promises to cut their carbon, and for the richer ones to put their hands in their pockets to help the others go green. Right now, he only puts the chances of that happening in time at six out of ten, so there is a real demand for borisjohnson to create momentum here in manhattan. Who will be moved . The outspoken brazilian leader has let the Amazon Forest burn. Borisjohnson vowed to tell Jair Bolsonaro to stop and reverse whats going on, but every country on the stage in New York this week has its own interests. Every country, its own political climate. This week, the prime ministers powers of persuasion may not stretch far enough. Laura kuenssberg, Bbc News, New York. Police in derbyshire have arrested a man as part of a Murder Investigation after four people were found dead at a house in Killamarsh Near Sheffield yesterday. The force say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. Two children were found dead at the house along with their mother and another child. 0ur Correspondent Danny savage reports. It was early Yesterday Morning when police were called to this Semi Detached House in killamarsh. They discovered the bodies of three children and a woman. Today, 13 year old John Bennett and his 11 year old Sister Lacey were named as two of the victims. They are pictured here with their dad, jason. Ijust dont know how hes going to even come through this. His parents visited the Scene Today and stopped to talk to reporters. They are devastated at the loss of their grandchildren and are supporting their son. They were the most wellmannered i children youd ever meet. As kids nowadays, they were well mannered. They always remembered their manners, they always pleased and thank youd. If you ever brought them a present, the first thing they did was Go On Facebook and thank you. I dont know how were going to manage without them. Jason bennett said on facebook. Terri harris, the childrens mother, was 35 years old. The third child who died was 11 year old Connie Gent from sheffield. She was laceys friend, staying here on a sleepover. This afternoon, the Chief Constable of derbyshire came to the scene. The man officers arrested at the scene, a 31 year old from killamarsh, remains in Police Custody on suspicion of the murders of terri, lacey, John Paul and connie. Specialist Police Officers are now examining the house and the area around it to establish exactly what happened. Danny savage, Bbc News, Killamarsh Near Sheffield. The time is 17 minutes past six. Our top main story this evening. Amid rising energy costs the government insists Gas And Electricity supplies are secure but adds there will be no bail out for Energy Firms in trouble. Iamat i am at the chelsea flower show, where are for the first time in its 108 year history, it is being held in autumn. Coming up in sportsday on the Bbc News channel. As Derby County enter administration, The Club seek a new owner to safeguard their future, with the threat of relegation to the third tier now facing the side. 0n the Spanish Island of La Palma, part of the canary islands, thousands of people have been moved from their Homes. 100 Homes have been destroyed and flights have been cancelled after a volcano erupted on sunday. The flow of lava, 15 metres high in places, destroyed everything in its path. Its the first time in a half century that the Cumbre Vieja Volcano on La Palma has erupted. No injuries have been reported so far, as our correspondent James Reynolds reports. Buildings which once had a good view of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano, now have an even better view of its lava. The eruption is now steadily burning its way through Homes. The noise coming from the volcano, it sounds like, i dont know, 20 fighterjets taking off right now. It is extremely loud. No one has seen anyThing Like this on the island of La Palma for half a century. The eruption has created its own apocalyptic landscape. Rivers of lava channelling their way down towards nearby villages. Man exclaims in spanish look, look, its falling, The Man says. The flow of lava takes down a building. Houses in surrounding areas have also been swallowed up. Eight metres of lava, he says. Translation right now, the most important Thing L is to guarantee security. We are still in the Eruption Phase of the volcanos activity. Please, lets be extremely careful. The authorities have ordered the residents of four villages to get to safety. Tourists have decided to go home. I am worried or i am sorry for all the people that are losing or already have lost their houses. There is no good feeling now on this island, and therefore we want to leave. So fast as possible. But Spains Tourism Minister says she sees the eruption as an opportunity. A chance to entice tourists to come back and see this spectacle, from a safe distance. James reynolds, Bbc News. A gunman has killed six people at a university in the russian city of perm, and injured many others. The attack happened this morning. Students and teachers barricaded themselves inside the university building. Russian police say the attacker has been detained and some reports say he had written on Social Media that he was acting alone and had no political or religious motives. England have cancelled the upcoming mens and Womens Cricket tours of pakistan, days after New Zealand abandoned their series over security concerns. The Mens Side were due to play pakistan in two Twenty20 Internationals next month, with the women playing three one day internationals all in rawalpindi. The Roll Out of covid vaccines to healthy 12 to 15 year olds has started today in england and scotland. Invitations are being sent out in wales this week while in Northern Ireland the vaccinations are likely to be offered from october. Its part of the drive to get more people protected ahead of winter. Booster shots are also being offered to over 50s, vulnerable people and health and social care workers. 0ur Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has the latest. Not the usual start to the School Week for 14 year old jack, a pupil at Belfair Academy in essex. Hes one of the first healthy 12 to 15 year olds in england to receive the vaccine as part of the latest Roll Out. Im happy i got it because it makes it easier to go out and enjoy myself now. Schools do need to get permission from parents or guardians, but if thats withheld and the child is judged to be competent to reach a decision, they could give consent. The judgment on vaccinating this younger Age Group was finely balanced and was made only after factors like the disruption to education were taken into account. Its really important to remember that the uk chief medical 0fficers Have supported the introduction of the vaccine to this Age Group, and thats then been signed off by government. And were doing it, were rolling it out in schools, because it is our best chance not just to protect children but to protect families as well. Hands up, who thinks we should vaccinate 12 to 15 year olds . At St Margarets academy in liverpool, theyve been poised for the Vaccine Roll out, with most pupils keen to take part. Personally, i would want to get the vaccine. Its going to help prevent the spread of covid furthermore. Because i would be able to keep other people safe and also i could keep doing my education as well. I think it would help everyone reduce the spread. Its not just for my safety, its for Everyones Safety as well. Vaccinations for young people are also under way at Drop In Centres in scotland and will start early next month in wales and Northern Ireland. We want to make sure every single 12 to 15 year old is protected, and not only protected themselves, but also as they go into school, it helps protect, hopefully, their teachers and others that they interact with At School too. Do you want to roll up your sleeve for me . For Health And Care workers, vulnerable people and the over 50s, the Boosterjab Programme is also now up and running, ensuring as many of us as possible have some Vaccine Protection ahead of what could be a challenging winter. Dominic hughes, Bbc News. Lets have a look at the latest official figures on the pandemic in the uk. There were 36,100 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. That means, in the past week, an average of 30,378 new cases per day. Latest figures showed 7,847 people with covid are being treated in hospital in the uk. Another 49 deaths have been recorded of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. The average number of deaths per day in the last week is now 142. 0n vaccinations, 89. 4 of people aged 16 or over have had their first jab while 81. 8 are now double vaccinated. British stars had a very successful night at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in los angeles. The Netflix Royal Drama The Crown was a big winner, including best Drama Series and four acting wins for gillian anderson, 0livia colman, Josh Oconnor and tobias menzies. The Apple Tv Comedy Ted Lasso was also recognised, as our Correspondent Sophie long reports. You got what i need. A celebration of television at a time when it provided a lifeline. She screams an ecstatic Hannah Waddingham took the first british award of the evening for her role in Ted Lasso, beating her Best Friend and co star. I swear to god, if i could break off one of her arms and give it to you, because thats what you are to me. Theres no rebecca without keeley. And if you ever leave my life, im going to stalk you. Brett goldstein, Ted Lasso. Ted Lasso Team mate Brett Goldstein got an emmy for his role as the foul mouthed roy kent. It won best comedy series, and best Lead Actor in a comedy went to Jason Sudeikis The Man who created and stars in it. Kate winslet. Kate winslet won for her Lead Role in the Miniseries Mare of easttown. I just want to acknowledge my fellow nominees in this decade that has to be about women having each other� s backs. I support you, i salute you. Im proud of all of you. 0h the crown. But it was the crown that triumphed once again winning best drama and all four of the main drama acting categories. I wish my dad was here to see this. Audience ohh i lost my daddy during covid, and he would have loved all of this and finally, recognition for michaela coel, who, following numerous nominations, won an emmy for writing i may destroy you. This was her message. Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that isnt comfortable. I dare you. I dedicate this story to every single survivor of sexual assault. Thank you. Many tears of joy were shed in appreciation of those that created the places we escaped to during a Pandemic Year when we perhaps needed them more than ever. The show the Television Academy put on may have looked daring and diverse, but when you look at who went home with which awards, the big winners of the night were once again predominantly white. Sophie long, Bbc News, hollywood. Princess Beatrice And Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi seen here at wimbledon this summer have shared their delight after the safe arrival of their baby daughter. The Queens Granddaughter gave birth to her first child, weighing 6lb 2oz, on saturday at the Chelsea And Westminster hospital In London. The chelsea flower show, first held at the royal Hospital Chelsea In London in 1913, is being held in september for the first time in its history instead of its usual period at the end of may. It means that this year will be notable for an absence of late Spring Flowers and will feature the delights of autumn so lets join our correspondent Daniela Relph to tell us more. The first day here is where celebrities and royalty get to view the show. They have seen a very different kind of chelsea today, with Autumn Gardens highlighting Climate Change and conservation, as well as a number of other late flowering plants at this time of year. Chelsea is looking autumnal for this unique september show. Royal approval came this afternoon from the earl and countess of wessex. The change of date means the queen is not here this year, but Acting Royalty was on hand, in the queens green canopy garden, where we are all being encouraged to plant a tree for next years platinum jubilee. Are you a keen gardener . I am not a gardener at all, because i am frankly the worst, but i have a very, very good gardener. In fact, i have two very good gardeners. And so i am very lucky. We know about Climate Change, and we talk about Climate Change, but this is actually doing something about Climate Change. Planting trees, we know will help. We must do it. Giant Window Boxes in the Cop26 Garden Mark this years un climate Change Conference. The message, however small your space is, you can make a difference. If youve got a windowsill, have a window box. Plant it up. Watch the pollinators, watch the bees that will come to that, and it will provide a little Green Corridor in an urban environment. The first day of chelsea draws a Celebrity Crowd of gardening enthusiasts. Like a lot of people, i kind of started to get into it a bit over lockdown. I love a peony, and weve got a lot of Rose Bushes back in california, and i love those, like, cutting the roses every thursday with my son, which is quite sweet. Autumn is my favourite season anyway. I think they should switch it to autumn all the time. But a permanent change will not happen. This week is a one off chance to enjoy the unfamiliar sight of an autumn show. Daniela relph, Bbc News, chelsea. Time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Thank you, hugh, good evening. The weather looks like staying fine for the next few days across the South East of england, including chelsea but further north we will start to see changes towards the latter part of the week, becoming a bit more autumnal, just in time for the autumn equinox. Another couple of Weather Fronts bringing grey skies. This one has been pushing into scotland, Northern Ireland, with some spots of rain, and we had yesterdays read a fight plaguing East Anglia and the South East, bringing cloudy skies and the odd shower, elsewhere, glorious lots of sunshine. The Weather Front across the north will sink southwards and fizzle out, much like the one across the South East of england. Many places will be dry, the winds, like foremost away from the North West of scotland, and temperatures dip into single figures, out of town, double figures while you hold on any cloud. That High Pressure with us into tuesday, dominating the scene, so it will be a fairly fresh start i would say the Sum Mist and fog. 0nce will be a fairly fresh start i would say the Sum Mist and fog. Once that clears, a glorious day for most of the country. Breezy for the North West of scotland with further patches of cloud moving in. In the mid teens here, but 2a aberdeen, 21, 22, further south, very warm for the time of year. We will see some

© 2024 Vimarsana

comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.