reopens following a £19 million makeover. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% in september, a move which will affect more than 3 million customers. its parent company centrica said the price rise is a because of the increasing cost of transmitting energy to people s homes and government environmental policies. the government has indicated that it may still legislate to impose a cap on energy prices. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. music. british gas likes to say it is putting its customers in control. we are bringing the nation smarter connected homes. but even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariffs will see their bills going up. after the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, electricity and gas, provided by british gas, will be going up. it will now cost you £1,120 a year, that is an increase of £76 compared to last year. it is not the
ordered in the aftermath of the grenfell tower disaster. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. after centrica announced a 12.5% increase in electricity prices, we ll be asking moneybox s paul lewis if switching is the answer, and if smart meters could be behind the price hike. we re live at the opera where a memorial performance of verdi s requiem is being held in memory of the grenfell tower victims. and we ll be celebrating all things yorkshire, as halifax s refurbished piece hall re opens, appropriately, on yorkshire day. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh feris. the headlines: unbeatable, unstoppable usain. bolt delivers his legacy wish as he looks ahead to his final champoinships. england s first injury blow of euro 2017. keeper karen bardsley will miss the rest of the tournament after it was revealed she s broken her leg
to new cloud formations being officially recognised. and chris has the weather. the warmest day of the year so far yesterday with temperatures reaching 19 in parts of aberdeenshire. more of these glorious blue skies and sunshine for all of us today. thank you very much, chris. good morning. first, our main story. police say they might never find out why khalid masood killed four people near the houses of parliament on wednesday scotland yard now say they believe he was acting alone. the family of pc keith palmer, who was killed by masood, have released a statement thanking those who were with him when he died. alexandra mackenzie reports. 82 seconds. that s all it took. in that time khalid masood calls the deaths of three people on westminster bridge and injured many more. “ westminster bridge and injured many more. caused. he crashed his car into the railings, ran through a gate at the houses of parliament and stabbed pc keith palmer to death. last night, his family pa
sebastian vettel past lewis hamilton, signalling an end to mercedes‘ domination. and the blues guide thinking that has led to new cloud formation being recognised officially. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far today, more of that glorious sunshine for custody, so you can expect more of these blue skies. a full forecast in the next half hour. good morning. first, our main story. police say they might never find out why khalid masood killed four people near the houses of parliament on wednesday. scotland yard now say they believe he was acting alone. the family of pc keith palmer who was killed by masood have released a statement, thanking those who were with him when he died. alexandra mackenzie reports. 82 seconds. that is all it took. in that time, khalid masood caused the deaths of three people on westminster bridge, and injured many more. he crashed his car into the railings, ran through a gate upper houses of parliament, and stabbed pc keith wallis pc k
government forces are trying to drive out so called islamic state. thousands have fled the violence, and the un has warned of a terrible loss of life. carrie lam, the favoured candidate of an electoral committee dominated by beijing elites, has been selected as the new leader of hong kong. pro democracy groups denounced the election in protests against the lack of a public vote by millions of the territory s registered voters. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning s reviewers are ian birrell, assistant editor at the mail on sunday, and journalist and broadcaster shyama perera. before the papers, a full round up of sport from the bbc sport centre. ferrari s sebastien vettel won the first race of the formula one season, as lewis hamilton and his mercedes team were left to rue a badly timed pit stop which cost them victory in melbourne, australia. signs then perhaps that this season may not be the procession for mercedes that it has b