her parents are absolutely shocked. they're inconsolable still, and understandably so to hear of their daughter being taken away from them. india's love affair with coal — the environmental costs of the country's huge appetite for the fossil fuel. good evening. two more uk energy suppliers have gone out of business as rising gas prices put pressure on the market. the firms, green and avro energy, announced late this afternoon that they'd ceased trading. between them, they supplied more than 800,000 customers. six companies have collapsed in recent days. the boss of the energy regulator, 0fgem, warns that more firms could go. the number of customers who'll eventually need new suppliers may run into millions. here's our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith. two more energy firms have collapsed. as avro and green call in the administrators, that clocks up a total of six energy companies folding within the last fortnight. the industry called for help, but the government says they won't bail out suppliers in trouble. in the first instance, the industry has to look to itself and, as you said at the beginning of your question, you know where i stand in these issues, i do not believe that it is responsible government to put taxpayers' money to companies that... so, that means i don't think we should be rewarding failure. we're now seeing the result of that decision, with a number of other providers teetering on the brink. more than a million customers are now being switched to a new provider, but they're facing the prospect of being charged more. robert was with a supplier who went bust a few months ago, so he was automatically transferred. fortunately for me, i froze for two years the price i pay. ijust think it's shocking that a lot of people are on probably relatively low incomes, it's going to be such a big factor over the winter. those being moved to a new supplier may be charged at a higher rate, which sarah doesn't think is fair. i it would be better if they did, | like, alternative plans or caps. nobody wants their energy prices going up, do they? i so, i don't really try- and think about it much, otherwise it would probably stress me out. _ there's no comfort for customers from the regulator. they think it's likely that more firms could collapse in the coming weeks. we are in unprecedented cost territory, and i'm afraid, you know, there are many, many factors that have contributed to that, including an increase in international demand, potentially some restrictions around supply, so it's very, very hard to predict how long that will last. in the last 2a hours, the government has agreed to pay tens of millions of pounds to fix one corner of this crisis. after panic from meat and drink producers, a deal was reached to get carbon dioxide production going again at a major plant in teesside. even though fizz is back on tap for the next couple of weeks, anyway, the underlying issue that caused those carbon dioxide plants to be turned off is that energy is so expensive, and that problem hasn't been fixed yet. we're all facing a more expensive winter. energy bosses say the situation is out of their hands. the real worry is that the sector is so fragile as a whole that players that might be expected to pick up customers are worried about doing so because of the costs of doing it. you know, there's no cash down the back of the sofa anywhere. as the gas price spike claims more companies, it's the customers who can afford it least who will be hit the hardest as the bills rack up this winter. colletta smith, bbc news. joining me now is rob gross, a professor of energy policy at imperial college and director of the uk energy research centre. he also sits on 0fgem's academic panel. thanks so much forjoining us. is there an easy way out of this with my there's no easy way out of this in the short term. in my there's no easy way out of this in the short term.— my there's no easy way out of this in the short term. in the long term, we need to — in the short term. in the long term, we need to do _ in the short term. in the long term, we need to do is _ in the short term. in the long term, we need to do is break— in the short term. in the long term, we need to do is break the - in the short term. in the long term, we need to do is break the link- we need to do is break the link between the energy we use and fossil fuels. so in some respects there is a way out of this and that is to continue the progress we have already been making with renewables. the process will be much more stable but honestly that's going to take years if not decades. so for the foreseeable coming months, we are in a process of damaging limitation, i'm afraid. iii a process of damaging limitation, i'm afraid. ., i'm afraid. if higher wholesale rices i'm afraid. if higher wholesale prices continue, _ i'm afraid. if higher wholesale prices continue, will - i'm afraid. if higher wholesale prices continue, will those - i'm afraid. if higher wholesale i prices continue, will those higher prices continue, will those higher prices eventually be passed straight out of the customer? yes. prices eventually be passed straight out of the customer? yes, inevitable that they will- _ out of the customer? yes, inevitable that they will. the _ out of the customer? yes, inevitable that they will. the way _ out of the customer? yes, inevitable that they will. the way that - out of the customer? yes, inevitable that they will. the way that the - that they will. the way that the market has been set up is to encourage consumers to try to switch between suppliers and to promote competition. but that's very much a kind domestic of focus. are these companies profiteering? are they not passing price reductions through to their consumers? and i must say the government was worried about that so it instigated a price cap. but none of these things can do anything about whether gas price movements, geopolitics and all the rest of it. you cannot switch supplier away from the fundamental supplies of electricity and gas that we are currently reliant upon in this country. currently reliant upon in this count . ., ~ currently reliant upon in this count . . ~ ., currently reliant upon in this count . . ~ , , country. talking about consumers, those that have _ country. talking about consumers, those that have a _ country. talking about consumers, those that have a customer - country. talking about consumers, those that have a customer who i country. talking about consumers, . those that have a customer who ghost buster automatically switched to a new supplier. for those who were switched to a new supplier, are they guaranteed the best rate was much i don't think they are. what guaranteed the best rate was much i don't think they are.— don't think they are. what you mean b the best don't think they are. what you mean by the best rate _ don't think they are. what you mean by the best rate is _ don't think they are. what you mean by the best rate is quite _ don't think they are. what you mean by the best rate is quite tricky - by the best rate is quite tricky anyway and in this image is now you had a guy who had been at a fixed tariff, so there's all sorts of different deals and options. you can trade a bit of price security for paying a higher price or you can see where the market takes you. it's inevitable that prices are going to be high throughout this winter, hard to say how long after that. whether or not the customers get moved across by 0fgem on of the best possible tariff, i don't know. in some respects it's a bit second—order because prices are going to be higher whatever tariff you're on. going to be higher whatever tariff ou're on. , _, , ., ., you're on. these companies are going bust, the business _ you're on. these companies are going bust, the business secretary - you're on. these companies are going bust, the business secretary said - you're on. these companies are going bust, the business secretary said he i bust, the business secretary said he did not want to reward failure. is it fair to see them as firms was met to be honest i do think that's a little bit unfair.— to be honest i do think that's a little bit unfair. one of the things that we have _ little bit unfair. one of the things that we have been _ little bit unfair. one of the things that we have been really - little bit unfair. one of the things that we have been really trying . little bit unfair. one of the things| that we have been really trying to encourage is a new entry for many years to get new suppliers into the market. and that's exactly what has happened. breaking the dominance of some of the larger and older suppliers that we were complaining about a few years ago and saying that they were charging people too much money for their electricity and gas. there is a concern i think some of these companies who are smaller might be too thinly capitalised to be able to weather the storm. but to be able to weather the storm. but to be honest, i do think this is very much driven by global events. it's outside of the control of any of us in this country. including to a significant extent the government. professor, thank you so much for joining us. professor, thank you so much for joining ne— president biden has played down the chances of a post—brexit free—trade deal between america and the uk as he held talks with borisjohnson at the white house. he said he'd discuss the issue "a little bit" with the prime minister, but added "we're going to have to work it through". tonight, the prime minister will address the un general assembly in new york. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. the most solemn dedication of the pact that spans the atlantic. lives lost side by side. memories fade, maybe, but what shape does the 21st century relationship take? he's... ask him the question. it does not, not now, mean a trade deal, promised when a very different president sat in that cream armchair. the white house still dangles cooperation, but a big pact is not in sight. well, we're going to talk about trade a little bit today and we are going to have to work that through. a moment to strike political poses on capitol hill, too. and exports of british lamb are set to be back on dc�*s menu, but ministers have even been considering trying to pursue trade ties through different routes. relations seem friendly enough, yet the prime minister admits now progress to a bigger deal is at a slower pace. what we're wanting to do is make solid, incremental steps on trade. the biden administration is not doing free—trade deals around the world right now, but i've got absolutely every confidence that a great deal is there to be done and there are plenty of people in that building behind me who certainly want to do one. downing street maintains the relationship has made great strides forward, but the disappearing deal hasn't gone unnoticed. can i begin by offering my— commiserations to the prime minister after he flew away to the us and made absolutely zero i progress on the trade deal that he promised us? - borisjohnson didn't come here this week expecting to get on the plane home with a huge trade deal signed, sealed and delivered, but in these last few days, the reality has truly kicked in. that prize, promised with brexit, is just not a priority for this white house. for downing street, though, this visit has still been a success, with progress on security, particularly on climate change, and a growing connection between the two men. the relationship between a prime minister and an american president central to any government. partnerships that can disappoint or delight, but always defines. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, washington, dc. i'm joined now by dmitry grozoubinski, former australian diplomat and trade negotiator at the world trade organization and founder of explaintrade. because of the sea specialising in trade policy. thank you so much for joining us. our correspondent called it the disappearing deal. what then are the chances for any kind of us— uk trade deal? i are the chances for any kind of us- uk trade deal?— uk trade deal? i think if this deal disappeared. _ uk trade deal? i think if this deal disappeared. is _ uk trade deal? i think if this deal disappeared, is because - uk trade deal? i think if this deal disappeared, is because it - uk trade deal? i think if this deal disappeared, is because it was i disappeared, is because it was a mirage to begin with. this deal would be very difficult to do under president trump given the way the us negotiates and the power congress has come about the buy demonstration has come about the buy demonstration has been very clear that negotiating free—trade, making it easier to sell american things, is not one of their priorities. so the odds i think in the foreseeable future are not very good. the foreseeable future are not very aood. ~ , , ., the foreseeable future are not very iood, . , , ., ., the foreseeable future are not very nood.~ , , ., ., ., good. why is it not one of their riorities good. why is it not one of their priorities was _ good. why is it not one of their priorities was met _ good. why is it not one of their priorities was met i _ good. why is it not one of their priorities was met i think - good. why is it not one of their priorities was met i think the l good. why is it not one of their. priorities was met i think the buy demonstration came in as very much the president's philosophy on rebuilding american manufacturing. rebuilding the midwest, the rust belt and they have an approach to doing that focusing on what they can doing that focusing on what they can do domestically rather than eliminating further trade barriers to make imports flow more readily. you can agree or disagree with that but you can very clearly see that the approach he's taking. what but you can very clearly see that the approach he's taking. what then are the uk options? _ the approach he's taking. what then are the uk options? there - the approach he's taking. what then are the uk options? there has - the approach he's taking. what then are the uk options? there has beenj are the uk options? there has been talk ofjoining a deal with the us, canada and mexico and joint the 12 member tpp but all those just pipe dreams? the member tpp but all those 'ust pipe dreams? ., , ., , dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on — dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on the — dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on the card. _ dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on the card. you - dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on the card. you will - dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on the card. you will be i dreams? the tpp or the sea tpp is certainly on the card. you will be a | certainly on the card. you will be a tough negotiation but one the uk can certainly get through. i think this idea ofjoining the us, canada, mexico packed is completely unrealistic. in part because if the us does not negotiate with introducing canada and mexico into the room is not magically going to fix that. with all that said, the uk does not need these trade deals to prosper. they would make things a little bit better but these are not make or break deals for the uk's future prosperity. {line make or break deals for the uk's future prosperity.— future prosperity. one final question. _ future prosperity. one final question, professor, - future prosperity. one final question, professor, you i future prosperity. one final- question, professor, you might have seen borisjohnson in a report pointing to congress behind him and sank the early people in that building who want to do a deal. does that matter? it building who want to do a deal. does that matter?— that matter? it certainly does once the president _ that matter? it certainly does once the president decides _ that matter? it certainly does once the president decides negotiation i the president decides negotiation can commence. any deal the us negotiates ghost of congress at the end, and congress is not shy about blocking deals they don't like or which contain elements they don't like. so certainly if the executive branch of the us government ever decides to go ahead with this deal, the goodwill and cooperation of congress be absolutely pivotal but given the executive does not want to go in that direction, it is unfortunately not nearly enough —— enough to overcome that. unfortunately not nearly enough -- enough to overcome that. professor, thank ou enough to overcome that. professor, thank you so — enough to overcome that. professor, thank you so much. _ enough to overcome that. professor, thank you so much. thank _ enough to overcome that. professor, thank you so much. thank you. - shortly after 8:30pm we will speak to helen roberts a sheep farmer in wales with the removal of bands on british land exports enough of the prime minister today. we'll find out about the story and many others in the front pages if you watch at 10:30pm and 11:30pm in the papers our guests tonight sonia and matt from the leader and from the times. the headlines on bbc news — two more energy firms collapse because of the spike in wholesale gas prices just hours after the energy regulator warned hundreds of thousands of customers will have to move suppliers. no trade deal insight with the us for the prime minister says america will lift its ban on british land for the first time in decades. a pledge of half a million doses of covid—i9 vaccine by president biden to help other countries fight coronavirus. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. hello there. more carabao cup games to bring you this evening, including three all—premier league encounters. brighton and swansea is approaching half—time. it is currently 2—0 to brighton with erin kindly scoring both goals. arsenal has an early lead against women and with alexander look is that from the penalty spot. west ham with an early goal against manchester united with manuel lanzini with the goal at old trafford and tottenham lead at wolverhampton with harry kane having their second. it's the scottish league cup quarterfinals tonight, too. currently goalless there. and the other match also deal— nero. the club's last major cup success came in this tournament in the 2010—11 campaign. derby county have entered administration and been deducted i2 points by the english football league. 0wner mel morris has spent the past two days talking to players and staff, whose jobs are now uncertain. the 12—point deduction means that wayne rooney's team drop to the foot of the championship table, on —2 points. administrators from the firm quantuma have been appointed, who say they are looking for interested parties and want to ensure the club continues to fulfill its fixtures. 0wner morris says the club has lost him "in excess of £200 million" to date. english premier league and championship clubs will be able to offer licensed standing areas at their grounds from 2022 as part of a pilot programme. it would mean an end to the ban on standing in the top two divisions which has been in place for more than 25 years following recommendations made in the taylor report into the 1989 hillsborough disaster. in recent years, campaigners have called for standing to be allowed in grounds once again. barrier seating has been developed to provide seats which can also be converted to standing areas. it's a tremendous day for us. it's 32 years since the taylor report was first published that saw the end of standing in the top two divisions, and it's been a real team effort from a huge bunch of people who have worked really hard on this for a sustained period of time. i think of off and generally have really welcomed the news and could not be happier to hear it. europe's ryder cup team have been attempting to win over the hearts of the home fans when the us take on europe at at whistling straits this week. the european team appeared in the traditional dress of the "cheeseheads", a nod to the local nfl side, even though the us are favourites to win with all 12 of their players ranked inside the world's top 21. ian poulter is no stranger to upsetting the odds on foreign soil, though. he was part of the miracle in medinah back in 2012, the last time europe won in america. it's on you as an individual and as a player to work out how you can harness what they're giving, and obviously they're going to be giving 99.9% of the volume to the us team. so i think it's on each player to work out how he's going to use that energy to spur them on to get the best out of them. so, it's different. we don't always have it that way and this is going to be a new one, but i think there's the ability to use theirjuice. there's been an update to some cricket terminology, as batter will now be used instead of batsman in the laws of the game. the mcc, which is recognised as the sole authority on cricket's laws, say the changes will take immediate effect. they say the new gender—neutral language will "help reinforce cricket's status as an inclusive game for all". to tell you quickly andy murray is in the quarterfinals of the open and we will have more on that for you on bbc news channel a bit later on. the bbc has uncovered a second data breach by the ministry of defence involving afghans who may be eligible to come to the uk. yesterday, the defence secretary launched an investigation after a similar mistake was made in sharing details of afghans who worked for the uk. the second breach involves an e—mail sent to 55 people on the 13th of september that had e—mail addresses and some names visible to everyone who was sent the message. a spokesperson for the ministry of defence said steps had been taken to ensure this does not happen in future. they said they apologised to those affected and extra support is being offered to them. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were nearly 34,500 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means in the past week, there was an average of 31,635 new cases per day. there were just over 7500 people in hospital with covid according to the latest data. another 166 deaths have been recorded. that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test, taking the average number per day in the last week to 139. 0n vaccinations, just under 90% people aged 16 or over have had their firstjab, while 82% are now double—vaccinated. england's chief medical officer says that without vaccination, virtually any child would contract coronavirus at some point. professor chris whitty told mps earlier that roughly half of all children had probably already had covid—19 and that future cases could cause disruption to schooling. and our view is firmly that people who have an infection are likely to be off school for longer than people who have a vaccination on average. and therefore since virtually any child unvaccinated is likely to get an infection at some point between 12—15, that is the correct comparison, not against nothing. and that's a really key point. president biden is asking world leaders to pledge to vaccinate 70% of the world's population against covid—19 by september next year. at a virtual summit, he said america would buy an additional 500 million doses of the pfizer vaccine to donate to poor countries, but research shows that richer nations still have a surplus of doses, some of which are reaching their expiry date. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more details. wealthier nations are pushing on with boosterjabs, but it's a different story in low income countries in africa and around the world, where vaccination rates are much lower. that divergence has been criticised by the world health organization, and there've been growing calls for more vaccine doses to be diverted to those most in need. they're going to come together, and they're going to attack the problem... a leading advocate for vaccine supplies to africa said action was needed by the richest nations. promises do not translate into vaccines and jabs in people's arms. commitments are not jabs in people's arms. people are dying for want of a vaccine. now, i spoke at the who meeting, and on that same day, a member of my household had just died, a 30—year—old woman, because she was unvaccinated. new research suggests that, by the end of this year, there'll be around 1 billion surplus vaccine doses in the g7 group of the wealthiest nations, including the uk and the european union. of those, around 100 million doses will be past their use—by date by december. as of now, estimates vary, but it's thought that only around 3% of the population of africa have been fully vaccinated. that's simple waste. people hate waste. lives could be saved as a result of having these vaccines. the former prime minister gordon brown, now who ambassador for health financing, says shifting vaccines is in everyone's interests. if the disease spreads in africa and low—income countries, and if it mutates and there are new variants, it's going to come back to haunt even the fully vaccinated here. nobody�*s safe until everybody�*s safe. the g7 summit in cornwall injune pledged a billion doses to poor countries as a big step towards vaccinating the world, but critics say the process has moved too slowly. today, president biden, at a covid—19 virtual summit, promised to double the us contribution. this is a global tragedy, and we're not going to solve this crisis with half measures or middle—of—the—road ambitions. we need to go big. but will a pledge to "go big" actually deliver? african countries, and others, will want to see vaccine supplies arriving at a faster rate before passing judgment. hugh pym, bbc news. more than 100,000 women being underpaid £1 billion of state pensions. a report into failures at the department for work and pensions found systematic problems dating back to the 1980s. years of repeated human errors and outdated it systems have been blamed. sarah corker reports. for nearly a decade, irene, from worcestershire, was underpaid her state pension. for nearly a decade, irene from worcestershire was underpaid her state pension. she is one of thousands of women in their 70s and 80s who missed out on large sums of money because of government errors. i think it's scandalous. i think that the fact that you have to battle for something that's rightfully yours is awful, because i was lucky, i've got richard to help me, but anybody who's a widow, and perhaps not financially up with it, and they're perhaps struggling on the breadline, it could make a tremendous difference. irene has now been paid the £7000 she was owed, but it was a battle, and she is far from alone. these errors relate to married women who had small state pensions. they were eligible to claim 60% of their husbands contributions, but complex rules and errors by the dwp meant that for decades they were underpaid. the errors date back to 1985, affecting an estimated 134,000 pensioners, including some married women, widows and the over—80s. they are collectively owed more than £1 billion. the national audit office found there were repeated human errors over many years at the department for work and pensions, blamed on complex pension rules and unautomated outdated it systems. most of the people affected were women, not all but most. 90% of those that take this type of state pension lift are women, and unfortunately i'm afraid that many of them will have died before they receive the money they are owed, so actually, in a significant minority of cases, this money will go to their next of kin. the department for work and pensions said it is fully committed to ensuring the historical errors made by successive governments are corrected, and it's improved training to make sure it doesn't happen again. a team of 500 civil servants is now working to trace women like irene who were shortchanged, but it will take years to complete. sarah corker, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello. it's been a day of contrasting fortunes across the british isles, southern and eastern parts dry, fine and sunny for the most part. further north and west, nothing like it. a real absence of sunshine there in the western side of scotland. the reason for that, well, a weather front has crept its way in from the atlantic, and it's produced a wee bit of rain across northern and western parts of scotland. the cloud filtering its way through the day, down towards northern ireland, probably robbing the far north of england of sunshine as well. during the course of the evening and overnight, so, the remnants of that weather front drag the prospect of a little bit of rain into the north of england, north wales, eventually a real rattle of showers, if not longer spells of rain, getting in across central, northern and western parts of scotland — where it will be decidedly chilly, and that's because it will be very windy indeed. these are the gusts, and we are looking at gusts around about 65 mph through the shetland isles, and even further south, that gustiness just tending to keep the temperatures above single figures for most. so, the new day dawns with that low pressure pulling away towards scandinavia. the winds, as a consequence, beginning to ease. we bring in a new set of weather fronts back into western scotland with time during the course of the afternoon with bits of rain here. rather cloudy too down into the north of england, perhaps northern ireland. further south, with a bit of brightness, you could see 22—23 celsius. the old weather frontjust clouding things up for a time in the first part of the day across wales and the southwest of england, but even here, i think the sun will break out eventually for many. come friday, we have got another set of fronts close by to the north of scotland, another weak affair there. just thickening up the cloud and pushing a bit of rain into the western side of scotland, maybe northern ireland too. but it heralds the arrival of mild airs across all parts of the british isles. it comes at a price. the air coming in off the atlantic, moisture laden, so quite a bit of cloud, say, for the eastern side of scotland, and generally speaking, the further south and east you are, again, the brighter your skies will be, and the temperatures really responding to this, 22—23 celsius at the very best. and then on into the weekend, it is a similar sort of pattern, where we are looking away towards the south and southwest to bring up mild airs from way down towards the azores. not completely dry, not wall—to—wall sunshine, but for the end of september, not bad at all. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. two more energy firms collapse because of the spike in wholesale gas prices. it comes just hours after the energy regulator 0fgem warned that hundreds of thousands of customers will have to move suppliers and that the worst isn't over: we are in unpredecented cost territory, and i'm afraid, you know, there are many, many factors that have contributed to that. so, it's very, very hard to predict how long that will last. no trade deal in sight with the us but the prime minister says america will lift its ban on british lamb, for the first time in decades. a pledge of half a billion doses of covid vaccine by president biden to help other countries fight coronavirus. the family of a primary school teacher who was killed in a south east london park say they are devastated by her death. her parents are absolutely shocked and inconsolable still and understandably so to hear if there daughter being taken away from them. the hiking gas prices means that in the hike in gas prices means — in the end — a likely rise in energy and food bills. along with impending tax increases, and the planned reduction in universal credit, the cost of living for millions will be badly affected in the coming months. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth has sent us this report, from stoke—on—trent. at this community garden, they care about health and well—being. families and volunteers growing fresh food — particularly useful perhaps, given there is worry about prices. at the weekly shop, it's gone up about £15 to £25 a week. you just have to cut costs other places, don't you, like, rob peter to pay paul. people here say they are managing, but talk of rising bills is causing concern. at my age, i shouldn't really be worrying about the cost of a shower. i don't think it will be on boris' agenda to look at his thermostat, will it, when he goes home at night? it is terrifying going into winter and not knowing how much fuel prices are going to rise, and how much inflation might affect mortgage rates and things. still famous for its pottery, stoke—on—trent was an industrial hub that has faced economic struggle. 0ne local mp who was in westminster today told me she's worried about a tough winter, but hopes it will be short—lived as the economy picks up post—pandemic. i'm upbeat about the future for the city, but, in the meantime, you know, we will undoubtedly have a few tough months ahead. i'm confident for the most vulnerable that there will be help available. this is, though, fast becoming a political battle line with labour claiming families face a perfect storm. universal credit down 1,000 quid, rent up 150 quid, gas bills up 150 quid. the government points to measures to help, including a cap on energy prices. we're providing seasonal cold weather payments for eligible claimants, an extra £25 a week during colder periods, on top of that, we are giving a winter fuel payment to recipients of a state pension, but the crucial thing, mr speaker, is that we have got rising employment and rising wages, and that will benefit everyone in scotland and across the uk. back in stoke—on—trent, the economy is clearly moving again. the government did put billions of pounds of support in place during the pandemic, which it says can't keep going indefinitely. the problem is some of that has been withdrawn just as households are facing higher bills, and even some conservative mps are worried about the consequences if people feel worse off. carol is one of those set to lose £20 a week from her universal credit payments, something she has relied on since her husband, alan, died in april. why should you, in this day and age, when you have worked hard all your life have to sit in your living room with cardigans, coats and blankets around your shoulders because you can't afford to keep warm? it's not on, it's not right. carol says her network of family and friends will keep her going. the question, what is the personal price and political cost if others end up struggling? alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. more now on the prime minister's trade talks mrjohnson said the us decision to import british lamb showed washington was keen to strike a trade deal with the uk. we're going to get a lifting of the ban on this, do a decades old ban, totally unjustified discriminating against british families. the ban on british land. we'll be able to export british lamb to the united states of the first time in decades. the kebabs, the lamb burgers, the people of the united states will be supplied this fantastic cuts of welsh lamb. it is about time to. but where wanting to do is mix steps, incremental steps on trade. the biotin administration as not free trade deals on the road right now, but i have every confidence that a great deal is there to be done in this great deal to be done in that building behind me and we are different going to do it. helen roberts, a sheep farmer and development officer for the national sheep association in wales, joins me now. thank you forjoining us. what does this mean for you? we thank you forjoining us. what does this mean for you?— thank you forjoining us. what does this mean for you? we welcome the decision and — this mean for you? we welcome the decision and what _ this mean for you? we welcome the decision and what has _ this mean for you? we welcome the decision and what has been - decision and what has been announced. but we do have to just take a step back and realise that it is just a political statement at the moment. there will be a lot more negotiations before probably any bmb negotiations before probably any lamb doesn'tjust go to america but as i said, we do welcome the fact that there is progress.— as i said, we do welcome the fact that there is progress. what needs to be negotiated? _ that there is progress. what needs to be negotiated? similar- that there is progress. what needs to be negotiated? similar things i to be negotiated? similar things like we are _ to be negotiated? similar things like we are trying _ to be negotiated? similar things like we are trying to _ to be negotiated? similar things like we are trying to negotiate . to be negotiated? similar things i like we are trying to negotiate with the australians in the new ceiling deals of the moment following brexit. —— new zealand. the devils in the details and will be interesting to see what does come out of it. how it goes. they were going to carcass is, boris mentioned aboutjoints and things going and yes, we do look forward to our welsh bmb yes, we do look forward to our welsh lamb ending up on a us plate. idietitian lamb ending up on a us plate. when will that be? — lamb ending up on a us plate. when will that be? that _ lamb ending up on a us plate. when will that be? that is _ lamb ending up on a us plate. when will that be? that is the _ lamb ending up on a us plate. when will that be? that is the trouble. - will that be? that is the trouble. we do not _ will that be? that is the trouble. we do not know. _ will that be? that is the trouble. we do not know. we _ will that be? that is the trouble. we do not know. we weren't - will that be? that is the trouble. | we do not know. we weren't sure will that be? that is the trouble. i we do not know. we weren't sure if it will go eminently but it is something that the industry can plan for and i will see the board and they will all be working hard on our behalf to get that detail sorted and get orders in progress. we understand _ get orders in progress. we understand you have a 500 sheep farm in wales, which looked in to do business with the united states? it would be nice to think so. maybe not on the land side, we will be taking our lands to the market and whoever we sell it on the market with them probably send it to the us, but would be another market that is open for us there and that is in the form of a small pedigree of flock on our farms and i'll be something that we will look to in the future. this could be a — will look to in the future. this could be a part _ will look to in the future. this could be a part of— will look to in the future. this could be a part of the - will look to in the future. this could be a part of the deal introduced by the prime minister? - would like to think so and we know there is a lot of british breathes out of the us and they are not there in big numbers and they're looking to get other genetics to widen their pool to get other genetics to widen their ool. . , ., ., to get other genetics to widen their ool. . , ., . , pool. once you have the fine print sorted out — pool. once you have the fine print sorted out and _ pool. once you have the fine print sorted out and americans - pool. once you have the fine print sorted out and americans are i pool. once you have the fine print i sorted out and americans are eating welsh lamb, how big of an impact will this be on most farming in particular? it will this be on most farming in particular?— particular? it could have a big im act particular? it could have a big impact into — particular? it could have a big impact into the _ particular? it could have a big impact into the future. i particular? it could have a big impact into the future. we i particular? it could have a big i impact into the future. we would still need to safeguard our market following brexit, but it is nice to have another string to the bow and another market that will take our superior product.— superior product. let's say that someone _ superior product. let's say that someone is _ superior product. let's say that someone is watching _ superior product. let's say that someone is watching this i superior product. let's say that someone is watching this in i superior product. let's say that l someone is watching this in new superior product. let's say that i someone is watching this in new york and is a choice of land. in the future they will have a choice of your lamb, orwould future they will have a choice of your lamb, or would you say to them to persuade them to eat your lamb before anyone else's? i to persuade them to eat your lamb before anyone else's?_ before anyone else's? i think ours is the best— before anyone else's? i think ours is the best that _ before anyone else's? i think ours is the best that you _ before anyone else's? i think ours is the best that you can _ before anyone else's? i think ours is the best that you can produce, l before anyone else's? i think ours| is the best that you can produce, it is the best that you can produce, it is naturally reared, environmentally friendly and it is basically grass fed and you cannot get anything better. i fed and you cannot get anything better. ., , , . fed and you cannot get anything better. . , , . , ., ., fed and you cannot get anything better. , . ., better. i was expecting you to say that. better. i was expecting you to say that- thank _ better. i was expecting you to say that. thank you _ better. i was expecting you to say that. thank you very _ better. i was expecting you to say that. thank you very much - better. i was expecting you to say that. thank you very much for i that. thank you very much for joining us. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has paid tribute to a primary school teacher, found dead in a park in greenwich. police say sabina nessa, who was 28 and from kidbrooke, was murdered. her body was discovered on saturday. here's lauren moss. a community in shock at the death of another young woman on the streets of london. sabina nessa's body was discovered in cator park in kidbrooke on saturday afternoon. members of her family came to lay flowers and remembered the primary school teacher they say had a beautiful soul. she honestly was the most caring person, kindest, sweetest girl you could meet. sabina's heart was as good as gold, she would never have a bad thing to say about anyone. she's... her sisters are going to miss her so much. detectives believe sabina was attacked almost 2a hours before her body was found, at 8:30pm on friday night, minutes from her home. a postmortem examination was inconclusive. police and sabina's family are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. for the sake of humanity, for the sake of, you know, women, children, daughters, sisters, you know, this is a heinous crime. a man in his 40s, arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released pending further enquiries. police met with residents today who are concerned for their own safety. patrols will be stepped up as the investigation continues. lauren moss, bbc news. the government has won a high court ruling, which means climate change protesters could be jailed if they continue a campaign of disruption on the m25. the insulate britain group has blocked parts of the busy motorway surrounding greater london five times in the past two weeks. the department for transport says more than 200 campaigners have been arrested at the protests. in the house of commons earlier, the home office minister kit malthouse said he believed the protests had gone too far and the government had been forced to take action. with our full support, national highways has now won an interim injunction to prevent protesters from occupying the m25. as colleagues will know, an injunction is a judicial order made, in this case, by the high court, which can either require someone to do something or to refrain from doing something. this injunction prohibits people from blocking, endangering, slowing down, obstructing or otherwise preventing the free flow of traffic on the m25. if they breach the injunction or encourage or help others to do so, people will be held in contempt of court and may be imprisoned orfined. the fine, mr speaker, is unlimited. this should act as a major deterrent and recognises that this lawbreaking is serious, with consequences that match the offending. mr speaker, the police should be fighting crime in our neighbourhoods, not chasing activists across busy motorways. that is why we have taken this action now and we are working with national highways on obtaining a full injunction later this week. a 31 year old man has appeared before magistrates in derby, charged with the murders of three children and a woman. their bodies were found at a house in killamarsh near sheffield on sunday. damien bendall was remanded in custody, and will appear at derby crown court, on friday. a highly critical report from the uk prisons watchdog has identified a series of failings in the case of an 18 year old inmate who lost her baby after giving birth alone in her cell. the prisons and probation 0mbudsman found staff at bronzefield's women's prison —— who were responsible for her care —— were unclear about the estimated due date, and were not aware she could give birth imminently. as the woman went into labour, she pressed her cell bell for help but no one responded. the report says she appeared to be regarded as �*difficult�* rather than vulnerable. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly has the details. while she is being regarded is difficult, which should be regarded as a vulnerable teenager who was worried that her baby was going to be taken off of her. the situation became very, very desperate because no one in the entire system had her full pregnancy record and also no one on the block that she was on knew that she might give birth eminently and so the night she went into labour, she pressed herself twice no came. she then passed on from the pain and when she woke up, her died or had been born and she realised that the baby was dead. and a prisoner went into her soul and she was in bed, and she pulled back the duvet and they could see the babies head and it was not clear whether the baby had lived for a short timer was stillborn. we have heard apology from the prison, the nhs, thejustice secretary heard apology from the prison, the nhs, the justice secretary and heard apology from the prison, the nhs, thejustice secretary and they have all said the recommendations of been accepted and changes have been made. of the person behind the prison and probation ombudsman, she did acknowledge frustration that there had been no disciplinary process and that every pregnancy in prison has to be regarded as high risk. two more energy firms collapse because of the spike in wholesale gas prices. no trade deal in sight with the us, but the prime minister says america will lift its ban on british lamb for the first time in decades. a pledge of half a billion doses of covid vaccine by president biden to help other countries fight coronavirus. raising more than £20,000 from supporters and dates. the charity says it did act correctly. it was a part of a fundraiser from the charity and that is regulated by the charity commission that is told us that they are seeking further information which is the bigger charity about the financial arrangements of operation are in the evacuation mission to determine whether it was in line with their purpose. the sentence statement in the summer look. have contacted it is important to say that they have powers where they can remove trustees are put in interim managers, but so far, there've been no findings from the charity commission there this gathering information so far. in the charity has sent us a statement and this reads: left furious by australia's decision last week to ditch a 2016 deal to buy submarines from france in favour nuclear powered ones from the united states and the uk. a deal which had been secretly negotiated and now it appears that something is taking place. france returning to its ambassador to washington to leaders issuing a joint statement. meanwhile, speaking in washington, borisjohnson unrepentant when boris johnson unrepentant when talking about the deal. it is time for some of— talking about the deal. it is time for some of our— talking about the deal. it is time for some of our dearest - talking about the deal. it is time for some of our dearest friendsl talking about the deal. it is time | for some of our dearest friends to grip, come to grips about this. because this is fundamentally a great step forward for global security. it is three very like—minded allies standing shoulder to shoulder and creating a new partnership for the sharing of technology. partnership for the sharing of technology-— partnership for the sharing of technolo . . ., , ., partnership for the sharing of technolo . . ., ., , technology. the french ambassador is on his way back. _ technology. the french ambassador is on his way back, is _ technology. the french ambassador is on his way back, is that _ technology. the french ambassador is on his way back, is that it _ technology. the french ambassador is on his way back, is that it for - technology. the french ambassador is on his way back, is that it for the i on his way back, is that it for the row? , ., , ., on his way back, is that it for the row? ,.,, ., ., on his way back, is that it for the row? w, ., ., ~ on his way back, is that it for the row? ., ., ,, ., , row? gosh, i do not think so. to be honest with you. _ row? gosh, i do not think so. to be honest with you. it _ row? gosh, i do not think so. to be honest with you. it was, _ row? gosh, i do not think so. to be honest with you. it was, france i row? gosh, i do not think so. to be| honest with you. it was, france was furious about what happened. he heard the language that was used and the foreign minister accusing us of being the step in the back, and yes, the ambassadors going back and returning to work but he's going back to continue consultations and the french and the americans have not quite kissed and made up yet. the us and the statement _ quite kissed and made up yet. the us and the statement of _ quite kissed and made up yet. the us and the statement of roy's _ quite kissed and made up yet. the us and the statement of roy's review i and the statement of roy's review things rather closely, stop short of apologising, is that right? it things rather closely, stop short of apologising, is that right?- apologising, is that right? it was interestin: apologising, is that right? it was interesting because _ apologising, is that right? it was interesting because these i apologising, is that right? it m3 interesting because these readouts are usually quite bland, to be us with you. but there was a lot of meaning in the statement and just the fact that it was a joint statement was interesting because usually you get one side giving a statement each and this was clearly to show that both men have this united front and the president biden initiated the call which i'm sure that would have been something france wanted to make sure was known and there was this line, that they agreed they would have benefited from open consultations again and thatis from open consultations again and that is likely something france might�*ve wanted in there. but america had its say and president biden made sure that his underlying message was in there that he believes that they should be better at defending themselves and it ended with this pointed reminder of the usa giving extra counterterrorism the place where france is heavily invested but that was very well—crafted for both sites to try and get their points across and move on potentially in both men will meet in europe in october and i can imagine there will be a lot of analysis in their body language. the us picked the transatlantic phone charges given that they discovered huge contract and the source of income for that phone call. a woman look at the foreign policy, is containing china more important than being particularly friendly to france? i being particularly friendly to france? ~ , being particularly friendly to france? ~' , ., . being particularly friendly to france? ~' , , france? i think it is. the fact is the president _ france? i think it is. the fact is the president biden _ france? i think it is. the fact is the president biden is - france? i think it is. the fact is the president biden is usually i the president biden is usually focused on china. he saw that at the summit in cornwall, he wants, the american policy has gone from engaging with china from the nixon era to containment. it probably is a case of alex will get on board in the end because france has the same position as america with china. so i think will be a gamble on his part that there might be things that america does that his allies love. they will get on board. the number of people having a baby with a surrogate mother in england and wales, has almost quadrupled in the last decade. research by kent university and a surrogacy matching agency, shows applications for court orders which transfer rights from the surrogate to the intended parents, increased from 117 in 2011, to 413 last year. with more, here's helena wilkinson. counting down the weeks until their baby boy is due. oh, look. sam and guy turned to surrogacy after finding out sam couldn't carry a pregnancy herself. after a particularly bad miscarriage, i was diagnosed with breast cancer. we got through the treatment, the diagnosis, prognosis, all good. but at the end of that, we kind of knew that was the end of the journey for having a family too. we were really fortunate that the cancer was caught early. it wasn't long after that we realised that surrogacy could be an option. hiya, there! how are you both doing today? within a few months ofjoining a nonprofit organisation, the couple were matched with their surrogate, miranda. the three of them have become close, meeting up regularly and speaking most days. miranda has two children of her own. she's wanted to be a surrogate since she was 18. it feels amazing to finally - make my dreams a reality and do something i've always wanted to do. just seeing the support- of my friends and my family throughout the whole process, i it really makes me feel humbled, to be around such amazing people i that have made my dream a reality. when a baby is born to a surrogate, they are deemed the legal mother, under uk law. it's not until a parental order is issued that legal parentage is transferred. it's also illegal to advertise for a surrogate, meaning intended parents can struggle to find a match. experts say the law is outdated and it leaves both surrogates and intended parents vulnerable. we have consulted on introducing a new pathway for surrogacy, under which the intended parents would be the legal parents of the child as soon as the child is born, unless the surrogate objects to them being the legal parents. as sam and guy prepare for the arrival of their baby, they hope the process will become more accessible for others. the government has asked the law commission of england and wales, along with the scottish law commission, to review surrogacy legislation and prepare a draft bill which, if passed, will change the law. helena wilkinson, bbc news. 0ne one of the conferences goals will be to persuade industrialised nations to persuade industrialised nations to phase out the dependence on coal. 0vernight, china promised to stop funding coal projects abroad but many economies are still dependent on the fossilfuel. many economies are still dependent on the fossil fuel. this includes india. when they continue to build these. fast developing nations set satisfy their demands by trying to curb emissions. this includes india — where new plants continue to be built. so how do fast developing nations satisfy their demand for energy, while trying to curb emissions? our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, has sent us this report, from one of india's largest coal—producing regions. india's coal belt helps power this vast nation. more than two—thirds of the country's energy production still depends on it. such is the demand that the country is planning on building, or expanding, dozens of mines in the coming years and also continues to import coal. there is pressure on india to reduce its emissions. but cutting coal use is a tricky balance. a major pollutant in the country, the dirtiest fuels, coal is also a major source ofjobs in these communities, which are some of india's poorest. india cannot live without coal. our country is a developing country. coal is one of the major resources for indians. if we stop the coal production under the pressure of the world community, then how can we maintain our livelihoods? and how can india meet the energy needs of the population of more than 1.3 billion? a growing middle class is driving that demand. although the average indian still uses far less energy than the average brit or american. india is already shifting to cleaner sources, like solar. experts say the country needs more investment to make the switch to renewables. india has already set out some of the most aggressive renewable energy targets in the world. the more rapidly we can get more investment, more capital, more money into solar, wind, bioenergy and so forth, the quicker we can keep shifting away from the older energy infrastructure. but making that shift means reaching communities like these. where the oldest and most basic forms of energy are the only option. jhuna is one of the tens of millions of indians who still don't have access to power. "there is no electricity, there is no water. "if we don't have coal, we can't cook. "if it's harmful, what can we do about it?" she tells me. "we have no other option. "at night, we burn coal and keep it in the house "so we also have some light." what people here want so badly is what so many in the west have long taken for granted. in india, progress comes at a price. it means cutting the cord with coal could take time. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, 0dissa. the actor robert fyfe has died at the age of 90. his best known role was in the tv comedy, last of the summer wine. although scottish by birth, robert played the much loved yorkshireman howard for over 25 years until the final episode in 2010. his long and varied career encompassed stage, television and film. his manager described him as "a truly talented and versatile actor who was much loved by everyone he worked with". finally, netflix has bought the roald dahl story company, giving the streaming business access to all of the late writer's works. more than three hundred million copies of his books have been sold worldwide. netflix says new live action films and animated series about the 0ompa lumpas, will follow. now, it's time for a look at the weather. hello. once again, it's been a day of mixed fortunes on the weather front. many central, southern and eastern parts dry, fine and sunny. that hasn't been the case, though, further north, where we had a weather front gradually work its way through scotland, northern ireland. the remnants of it overnight dragging some cloud and rain to the north of england and into wales. further south than that, one or two clear skies, could just about get the temperatures into single figures. a real rattle of showers across northern and western parts of scotland, if not longer spells of rain, and it'll be very gusty overnight. through shetland, 65 mph or so, and that's the way you start thursday. eventually, somewhat brighter skies break out across the north of scotland for a time until we bring new weatherfronts back into the north and west. further south, cloudy for a time to wales and the south west of england, but eventually the skies clear through wales, the midlands and some of eastern england. and the temperatures respond as a consequence. but always that wee bit fresher to say the very least across the north and east of scotland. but all parts, as we move through friday and towards the weekend, turn very much milder. take care, bye—bye. this is bbc news with me, christian fraser. president biden tells world leaders he wants to end the covid pandemic in 2022. but with still only a fraction of people vaccinated in africa, how realistic is the president's target? the five permanent members of the un security council are meeting this evening in new york to discuss the future of afghanistan. the british foreign secretary says it will require a collective effort to stop afghanistan becoming a haven for terrorists. the world health organization gets tough on air pollution, slashing the recommended safety levels, but some say the new targets are out of reach. and lithuania tells people to throw away their chinese phones after finding security risks in the huawei and xiaomi models.