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we want it? now! more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the family of 17 year old yousef makki, who was fatally stabbed, win their fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. #it # it would be, it would be so nice. and fans are paying up to £1,300 to see madonna on her career spanning greatest hits tour. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. ukraine s western allies have failed to reach a consensus on the provision of battle tanks to kyiv. more than 50 countries have been meeting at the us air base in germany. neitherthe meeting at the us air base in germany. neither the us or germany have decided to deliver their respective advanced tanks, which was one of kyiv s main demands. earlier today, volodymyr zelensky appeared via video link to ....
but most staff think it is. so who s right? we ll be hearing from the ceos of microsoft and linkedin. a new era for britain. that is how the new finance minister chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng is billing his plan for boosting the uk economy. mr kwarteng will be announcing the full details in the coming hours. but we already know the direction of travel. cut taxes, rip up regulations, and encourage more investment by the private sector. the government s already confirmed massive support for households and businesses to limit soaring energy bills this winter to be paid for by more borrowing. but some critics have questioned the affordability of the plan. and others argue lower taxes will do little to help the poorest in society. coletta smith reports. we will sit in here. i will brin: we will sit in here. i will bring it we will sit in here. i will bring it over we will sit in here. i will bring it over for - we will sit in here. i will bring it over ....
we start with the soaring cost of living because there s a warning home energy bills here in the uk could rise even higher than previously feared this winter. wholesale gas prices have jumped back to near record highs after a further squeeze on europe s gas supplies by russia. our global trade correspondent dharshini david has the details. this is being claimed as the first truly global energy crisis, the result of moscow weaponising fossil fuels in europe has been the key target. this is the wholesale price paid for gas there. 4a8% higher than a year ago because traditionally it got to 40% of its gas from russia. that latest rise reflects a focus on this, this is nord stream one, the pipeline carrying bird of europe s russian gas supply all the way to germany, that flow has now dropped to just a fifth of normal levels, russia blames that on the impact of sanctions on vital equipment, opponents say it s an attempt to blackmail by turning down those taps. those concerns ....
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has announced its plans to reduce legal migration, promising the biggest reduction in the number of people invited to the uk either on work or student visas, as their dependants, or for humanitarian reasons. the plans include raising the minimum salary for skilled workers, except for health or social care workers, which make up the bulk of visas. and the number of family members that can be brought here will be further limited. last year, overall net migration reached a record high of around three quarters of a million the difference in the number of people arriving and leaving the uk. that s a long, long way from the tens of thousands first promised when the conservatives came to power in 2010. the government claims its new plans will reduce the numbers eligible to come here by 300,000. the government s plan for a treaty with rwanda part of their approach to dealing with illegal immigration such as p ....
Exactly the same but fingers crossed. , :, , :, ., crossed. i wish you lots of luck and they know crossed. i wish you lots of luck and they know you crossed. i wish you lots of luck and they know you will crossed. i wish you lots of luck and they know you will be persistent, l they know you will be persistent, thank you so much, howard. thank you very much and all the best. more than 2.5 million electricity customers on economy 7 tariffs, which see different prices charged for electricity depending on the time of day, have seen their bills rise since the 1st january despite the government price cap. analysis suggests customers are facing an average increase of £116 a year. 0ur cost of living correspondent coletta smith reports. we moved in in 1983. keith and joan s electricity bill has just gone up. i think we ve been forgotten. see, us on economy 7, i think we ve been penalised. they re putting them up, january, they re putting them up more than they have the standard tariff. ....