And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the price cap increases by 10%. Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent iain watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing record numbers of people coming to us with energy debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy price cap rises. From october, the energy regulator ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10%, and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big energy companies, the regulator, and citizens advice bureau to discuss what more could be don
In the pivotal State Of Georgia. It our country, joe, what he says he wants to be a dictator i can either sell voters on a choice they likely dont want Georgia Democratic senator Raphael Warnock is neck and single down in a fiery speech each President Biden references his bipartisan deal. Oh, you dont like that. Bill a month after republicans killed the deal, how does he see it . Oklahoma republican senator youre James Lankford joins me exclusively, plus maga movement, a trump backed candidate in North Carolina. I think you are Martin Luther king, times to confronted with outrageous claims and conspiracies. Lets go win. Is that a dealbreaker with voters . We are just getting started. The new democratic nominee hey, for governor of North Carolina, josh stein is ahead hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is trying to get excited for yet another sequel, though this one we cant blame on hollywood President Joe Biden and his campaign. Have the waiting for america
With a big focus on the Southern Border and the broken Immigration System i want to get straight to cnns priscilla alvarez, whos been traveling today with the president priscilla. The georgia audience heard a lot of overlap at the rally tonight between the State Of The Union and his message there in atlanta. But the president also apologized for something that he said to the country on thursday night. What did he say . Thats right, alex. And it was a bit of a pivot. He was referred he was asked, i should say, about his comments during the State Of The Union when referencing the alleged suspect in the Laken Riley Killing here in georgia in the moment he called that person, any legal thats a term that has long been decried right. Immigrant advocates. But when interviewed on msnbc today, the president said that he should have said the word on documented documented version. I shouldnt have usually gone as undocumented and look, when i spoke about the different future in trump on me, one of
just for israel, but also ukraine and taiwan. also today, president biden held a call with prime minister netanyahu and it comes as israel says it s preparing to move into the gazan city of rafah where more than a million palestinians fled for safety. there are fresh concerns of bloodshed and deeper crisis if israeli forces move in. and for the second day in a row, u.s. forces strike houthi targets as it tries to keep ships safe in the crucial red sea corridor. we ve got a team of reporters tracking all of these stories here at home and abroad. jeremy dimon is live in tel aviv with the latest on israel s looming ground offensive and the humanitarian crisis in gaza. and also at the white house. let s begin with cnn white house reporter, priscilla alvarez. what did they talk about? reporter: we re learning new details about that call over the last hour. senior administration official saying that call lasted about 45 minutes. two-thirds was focused on the release of hostages.
market in birmingham to explain what it all means for you. ella kissi debrah was the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ten years on, her mother continues her fight for cleaner air. i do say, ah, bubba, i know you suffered so much, and it will never make up for it, but so much is being done in your name and so many lives are being saved. i think that s important. a council is accused of ruining a new artwork by banksy, as it removes a key part of the mural because of safety concerns. it all went wrong for tottenham last night antonio conte s team losing to italian side ac milan in the first leg of their champions league tie. good morning. some early mist and fog that will clear quite quickly. they moving across northern ireland and scotland. as it sinks across england and wales it will weaken. many will have some sunshine and a few showers in the north west. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday 15th of february. our