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river basin, close to the sea. the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. debts owed by consumers to energy suppliers have tripled since last september, according to the comparison service u switch. almost a quarter of households owe an average of more than 200 pounds to their provider. households are thought to owe £1.3 billion to their energy suppliers an all time high. it comes as eon the energy supplier for six million uk households announced their global profits in the last six months reached nearly 5.5 billion the debt to energy suppliers has been built up despite accounts normally being in credit during the summer months. eight million households have no credit so no cushion to fall back on when winter arrives. the estimate comes a couple of months before bills are set to soar again. the price cap the maximum amount energy companies can charge currently stands atjust under £2000 per year, bu ....
suggest that long waits for cancer treatment are growing. when i first found the lump, it was only pea sized, but by the time i got to see the consultant, it was the size of a tangerine. # we re walking in the air.# and raymond briggs, who wrote and illustrated the children s classic, the snowman, has died at the age of 88. coming up on the bbc news channel, serena williams prepares for her second round match in the canadian open. could it be one of the last competitive matches of her career? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many families are falling behind on their gas and electricity bills, with the total owed by consumers to energy suppliers tripling since last september. a survey of 2,000 people for u switch suggests almost a quarter of households owe an average of more than £200 to their provider. it comes as ministers are due to hold talks with the energy companies tomorrow about the impact of sharply rising bills. yesterday, experts predicted t ....
office has an amber extreme heat warning in floors and temperatures could reach 37 in some of the south. in force. in sport, the beginning of the end for serena williams as the 23 time grand slam champion says the us open this month could be her last tournamnet. a force of nature strong and kind olivia newton john remembered. we ll speak to close friend and singer delta goodrem. it s wednesday, the 10th of august. our main story. households owe more money to their energy supplier than ever before, with bills set to rise even further in october. a survey by the comparison site uswitch has found the overall debt is already three times higher than it was a year ago. nina s here to talk us through the details. the timing is interesting when normally people would save up cash in the warmer summer months. ideally, and a lot happening in terms of budgeting and taking into account household bills. comparison site uswitch say that households owe £1.3 billion to their ene ....