let s turn to ireland now where us presidentjoe biden has already had a busy day and where in the next hour he s expected to address a joint sitting of the irish parliament. in the past hour we ve seen him arrive at farmleigh house in dublin for a meeting with the irish prime minister leo varadkar. mr biden praised irish values and set out plans for a closer relationship between the us and ireland. . , relationship between the us and ireland. ., , , relationship between the us and ireland. . , , ., ireland. there really is an opportunity ireland. there really is an opportunity to ireland. there really is an opportunity to make - ireland. there really is an i opportunity to make serious progress, notjust because of the accords that we signed 25 years ago, but just accords that we signed 25 years ago, butjust in terms of the way ireland is moving, and the way that it is taking its place in the world, and i just think that it feels so good to be able to have this emerging
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And the new man at vogue, Edward Enninful takes over at the premierfashion magazine. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Five. British gas has defended its decision to raise Electricity Prices by 12. 5 for more than Three Million customers next month. Centrica, which owns british gas, said it was facing increased costs from government policies, such as installing smart meters, and for transmission and distribution. It said that as a result, its selling electricity at a loss. But the government has expressed concern, insisting that its policies dont explain the increase. Our Business Correspondent theo leggett reports. British gas likes to say its putting its customers in control. Were bringing the nation smarter connected homes. But even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariff will see their bills going up. After the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, thats electricity and gas provided by british gas, will be going
I loved him. For me, every time i saw him it was a special feeling. Good morning. And im live here at the London Stadium. Its day eight of the World Athletics Championships and all morning here on Bbc Breakfast. Ill be rounding up the action for you. And there was no Fairy Tale Ending for Isaac Makwala in the mens 200 metres last night. He finished sixth while britains Nethaneel Mitchell bla ke was fourth. Should the locals get to decide on what happens in the rough neighbourhood . Is people power the answer to our Housing Crisis . A new Campaign Says locals should get more say over Planning Applications. It would speed up construction, but critics say it could ruin the greenbelt. Ill have the details. It isa it is a beautiful start to the day. Will the weather remain this way . I will have the full forecast in 50 minutes. Thank you. 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The scandal over Contaminated Eggs continues to spread across europe, with denmark the latest country to