for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i m martine croxall. this week, we look at britain s new cabinet. we ask, has the uk government announced enough measures to protect people from covid, flu and a national health service crisis over the winter? and we look at two under reported events. north korea s launch of cruise missiles which can hitjapan, certainly alarming news. and possibly good news, iran is letting back in the un nuclear inspectors. our guests henry chu, of the los angeles times, who has spent many years reporting from china and the far east. the indian commentator and journalist ashis rae, who takes a particular interest in the uk, on which he reports back home to india and the near east. and joining us in the studio still suitably distanced, we know the drill, don t we? celia hatton, the bbc s asia pacific editor. welcome to you all. and our own dear leader, our editor nick guthrie, has really rammed the programme to the gunnels this week
inside a university in the russian city of perm, killing at least eight people before being detained. several other people have been injured in the attack. a murder investigation is launched launched after four people are found dead at a house in derbyshire in england. a volcano has erupted on the spanish canary island of la palma forcing the evacuation of some villages. a two kilometre wide exclusion zone has been set up around the volcano. domination at the emmy awards for the crown it bags best drama. olivia coleman is named best actess for her portrayal of the queen on a big night of british success. for the first time in its 108 year history, chelsea flower show is being held in september and it is already filling up with celebrities, the world media and royalty as well, and they are all here to see these spectacular gardens and we will show you them later. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government is considering offering eme
and coming up in sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there is a losing start for england s netballers in new zealand. the world champions, too strong for the commonwealth champions in christchurch. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the business secretary s been holding crisis talks with energy firms this morning, amid worries of big rises to energy bills in the coming weeks. five smaller energy suppliers have already gone bust, unable to cope with a 70% hike in the cost of wholesale gas since august. it s understood the government is considering offering emergency state backed loans to companies. 0fgem has confirmed british gas has agreed to take on an extra 350,000 customers from the collapsed firm people s energy. and the uk s sixth largest energy company, bulb, is seeking new funds to try to stay afloat. downing street says it wants to fix the issues as fast as it can. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. gas, the cornerstone of ou