Penalties for corruption. And the town of tadcaster in North Yorkshire will be reunified today when its only road bridge reopens, more than a year after it was destroyed by severe flooding. Good morning. Its friday 3rd february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. First to paris where there has been an attack at the Louvre Museum in the heart of the city. Its been described the french Prime MinisterBernard Cazeneuve as being of a terrorist nature. Police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted allahu akbar and tried to enter the underground Shopping Area outside the museum. A soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. The backpacks did not contain any explosives. A huge Security Operation is underway, and the louvre has been evacuated. Its the latest Security Alert in a city which has become well used to them. The Louvre Museum houses some of frances most famous works of art, and is one of pariss most iconic landmarks a place which is a must visit for tourists to the city. Latest pictures from the scene show heavily armed Police Patrolling the area one of their colleagues of course attacked just a short while before. As well as police, around 3,500 soldiers patrol key sites as part of beefed up security measures in the city. Tourists have been evacuated as police lock the area down Pictures Show Streams of people being led across the road. Pariss police chief michel cadot spoke to reporters a short while ago. Translation it happened at ten oclock this morning. Near the escalators that lead to the entrance of the Louvre Museum. An attacker who had at least a machete and possibly another weapon and was wearing a Backpack Rush towards and attacked policemen and soldiers while shouting threats. Including allahu akbar. We have also heard from a Police Officer who provided further details of the attack. Translation in the Commercial Area the man threw himself at the soldier who was there, armed with at least one knife or bladed weapon possibly two with the appearance of a terrorist. The soldier was injured, his colleague fired at least five rounds and one bullet hit the individual. He was seriously injured, very seriously injured in the stomach area. Those are the fa cts the stomach area. Those are the facts we have, and inquiry has been opened into the incident. The individual had two backpacks, but as regards the explosives there is no immediate risk. The area has been made safe and the people who are trapped are now exiting the Commercial Area and the museum. These are live images from paris, people now leaving the Louvre Museum. After the suspect was shot. People were initially held inside the museum, for there and safety, maybe for security checks, to make sure that no accomplices of this man we re sure that no accomplices of this man were already inside the museum. But now hundreds of people have been ushered out. In the midst of this huge Security Operation. So this is the scene live in paris. I can talk now to an Opposition French mp for the republican party. Lets speak now to jacques myard. France has become all too used to this kind of threat and indeed to attacks. Yes, what happened this morning is something which is most of the court to prevent because it comes from a man who is maybe unknown by police which is most difficult to britain. He is attacking soldiers at random, so he is attacking soldiers at random, so this is difficult to prevent and he it shows that we have a genuine fifth column inside france and we have people who behave like jihadists and this is why i must say, of course, the soldier reacted promptly. They are injured, the man, but he has also injured a soldier because of an attack with an axe. We know that we are living in tough times and this is not going to end very rapidly, unfortunately. As investigators try to determine what his intentions were. We have to look at the subject of this attack, the Louvre Museum, an absolute icon domestically and internationally. Can you still hear me . Yes, i do hear you. I was making the point, has this individual been able to proceed with whatever his intentions were, the location of the louvre, with presumably a huge number of domestic visitors as well as tourists, it is an iconic spot in paris. It is, it is. This is the most visited area in paris after the eiffel tower. You could imagine that you have, lets say, thousands, even tens of thousands of people every day, also underneath, in the underground area. If there was a bomb attack in this area it will really kill certainly dozens of people. So you know, this is certainly a place which has to be searched and has to be protected, but it shows also that the military patrols that we have now in france are, of course, is a necessity, and it shows that we have to be aware that the threat is everyday, everywhere. This is the main lesson that we can take from this attack. How much do you think is the ability of the next French President , whoever that is, to protect france, to what degree is that a factor for boaters . Security is one of the main issues of the president ial election voters. Issues of the president ial election voters. I do believe that the french have now learned that it is a long term period, a long term policy, and it wont be solved in a fortnight. I also believe that the state of urgency which has been implemented in france will last. But of course it will be uncertain. As it happens during war periods. We are at war, we have an enemy which can come from abroad but an enemy which can also be at home. U nfortu nately, which can also be at home. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to spot those who become in very short time at radicals. To my knowledge, there are more than 10,000 people in france who have been spotted as, you know, potentially radical islamist s and fanatics. It is quite a lot. They are followed fanatics. It is quite a lot. They a re followed by fanatics. It is quite a lot. They are followed by all the police in france, also by secret service, but it doesnt mean that we can have, behind each person, lets say, a policeman 2a hours a day. That is why it is a combat the vigilance and this is something which is the most difficult to implement in the french spirit and the french. Lets say, brain, because after the bombing, people are vigilant, but they forget. This is why we should not be that much lazy in vigilance. Thanks for joining that much lazy in vigilance. Thanks forjoining us. We will stay with this story. Our correspondent is in paris. We are looking at these live images of people being ushered out of the louvre, walking calmly, no sense of panic, it seems. What is the latest you are hearing about this incident . The latest is there is a political side to this, and on the ground the French Police are reported to be saying they have arrested a second man. In connection with the attack. As ever with these events, when they occur, there is a swirl of details and it becomes difficult to pick out exactly what has happened. But there was talk of a second man, possibly a second attacker. There now appears to bea second attacker. There now appears to be a second arrest at any rate and we believe the police are saying it is connected with the attack. It is hard at the moment to say that with any absolute firmness. Indeed it contradicts a line the bbc was told 90 minutes ago that this was an isolated incident. But that is on the ground. There is also the political reaction. The french Prime MinisterBernard Cazeneuve has described the attack as terrorist in nature, may be informed that the attacker, before he began his assault, cried out allahu akbar, which is god is great in arabic. I think both of those will concern people deeply, that this is classed asa people deeply, that this is classed as a Terrorist Attack. Terrorist in nature. And that it might have been a wider attack than we believe. However the french authorities will be pleased by the fact that what is a fairly visible Military Presence around the great buildings of paris, the great transport hubs, as well, it seems to have worked. When this attacker began his assault, soldier reached for his gun and was able to end the attack relatively swiftly. And with very little damage. And to that degree, this is a successful day for the french authorities, but on the flip side this is a very bad day because this is an attack in the of paris. Outside one of pariss greatest Tourist Attractions which will gain worldwide publicity, no doubt. And it is one which will disturb parisians, the french themselves and those thinking of visiting the capital. Thanks for joining us. The Energy Company npower has announced one of the largest single price rises ever implemented by a big six supplier. The company will raise standard tariff Electricity Prices by 15 from march 16th, and gas prices by 4. 8 . A typical dual fuel annual energy bill will rise by an average of 9. 8 , or £109. Npower said the changes would affect about half of its customers, as the other half are on fixed term deals. With me is our business correspondentjohn moylan. What about the explanation from vote leave first of all . The big picture . What about the explanation from npower . We saw the big fall in oil prices, so wholesale prices in gas and on to city fell, but those Commodity Prices have been coming back over the last year in gas and oilfell. Back over the last year in gas and oil fell. But back over the last year in gas and oilfell. But these increases, 1596 and oilfell. But these increases, 15 in electricity, adding over a hundred bills to an annual bill, these are chunky rises. Adding over £100. Npower have mentioned the price of the commodity itself coming so, they are also pointing to the cost of delivering Government Energy policies. We pay in our bills for things like green levies to support green energy projects, for the roll out of smart meters which are coming to our homes by the end of 2020 and for the new thing called the Capacity Market which is the way we make sure that the lights stay on in the future. These are Government Policies and we pay for them through oui policies and we pay for them through our bills and i think npower have pointed towards these and this puts it on pointed towards these and this puts itona pointed towards these and this puts it on a Collision Course with government and the Energy Industry ona government and the Energy Industry on a Collision Course with the government about why Consumer Bills will start to go up. So, political implications. Some of the others, like british gas, they have said they will be keeping their prices on hold until the end of march. But now npower has done this, the question is, will others follow suit . Edf dropped gas prices last month, but announced they would be increasing Electricity Prices from the 1st of march. So npower are not the first to announce an increase. Edf has done it first. Glacier now have big price rises. Npower have now said they will have big price rises. Three others have put them on hold, but they have said it is like there will be increases coming so it feels as if we are moving into a period where we will have the big six putting up prices, these are prices which will affect the standard tariff which 66 of people in the Energy Market are on. By the so called loyal customers who continue to pay high prices. And these are the same loyal customers, these are the same loyal customers, these other people the Energy Secretary greg clark is worried about. He is putting pressure on the companies to make sure that the loyal customers are rewarded, but on the face of it these loyal customers are going to face higher prices in the years to come. Thanks for joining us. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live french Anti Terrorist police have begun investigation into a Security Incident at the louvre in paris. Police opened a fire on a man who had machetes, and who had cried allahu akbar. The Energy Firm Npower has announced a big increase in prices. At the Cool Bill Will a typical bill will rise by an average of tempus. Theresa may is in malta where she is talking about the eu summit. And in sport, Saido Berahino has completed an eight week ban at his former Club West Brom, following reports that he failed and out of match drugs test. Tiger woods has suffered back spasms after his first round in the first tournament he has played since being out for 19 months with back problems. The england captain with back problems. The england ca pta i n dyla n with back problems. The england captain Dylan Hartley says it is about mental sharpness for the six nations. They begin the defence of their crown tomorrow against france as the favourites for the tournament. I will be back with more on those stories just after half past. The defence secretary, sir Michael Fallon, has accused russia of trying to destabilise Western Democracy using Cyber Attacks. He said moscow was Weaponising Misinformation to expand its sphere of influence. Speaking last night at st andrews university, sir michael called on nato to strengthen its cyber defences and tackle what he called the false reality being propagated by the kremlin. There is use of Cyber Weapons to disable democratic machines. In april 20 15th france experience this. France investigations decided that russia was behind the cyber attack. Months later, germany was also targeted. The lower house of the parliament was shut down by a group. The investigation said it was speared by the russians. As sir Michael Fallon called on nato to improve its defences against Cyber Attacks, theres been scathing criticism this morning of Government Plans to improve britains Cyber Security. A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee says there doesnt appear to be any proper Co Ordination of efforts to protect people and Electronic Systems from online attacks. Our Home Affairs CorrespondentDominic Casciani reports. The russians have engaged in Cyber Attacks against the United States of america. A president ial campaign rocked by a hack. Hillary clintons team were targeted in a cyber attack. The resulting leak of staff personal e mails was devastating. But its notjust us politicians who are being embarrassed by Cyber Security breaches. This teenager, daniel kelly, is awaiting sentencing in london for a major cyber attack on talktalk. Personal data belonging to almost 160,000 customers was stolen. Now mps warn the uks National Efforts to counter these threats isnt inspiring confidence either. In its report, the powerful Public Accounts Committee says ministers havent consolidated an Alphabet Soup of agencies. They are struggling to find enough people with the right skills and theres been a chaotic response to personal data breaches, such as loss of tax records. If something goes wrong it could close down hospitals, we could have a loss of important data and there are some serious things that can happen now with the skills of some of the hackers out there. Just last october, hospitals across North Lincolnshire were the victim of a hack. Hundreds of operations cancelled in grimsby and scunthorpe after a Computer Virus infected their systems. Gchq is the heart of the uks cyber defence. Ministers have pledged more than £3 billion to security over the next five years. But the mps warn there is still no detailed plan for a new National Centre which aims to make the uk the safest place online. With me is our security correspondent gordon corera. Lets pick up on the report first of all. We are hearing a couple of different stories. The government is saying there is a comprehensive and ambitious national