if you were in the area, please think back and let us know if you have any information. a guitar teacher one of many tenants evicted because of rent arrears during the pandemic despite a promise covid wouldn t leave anyone without a home. employees in much of the uk could be given the right to request flexible working from their first day in a job. and could covid give some people an allergic reaction to hair dye? and coming up on the bbc news channel, holders europe are in relaxed mood as they attempted to win over the american fans ahead of the start of tomorrow s ryder cup in wisconsin. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government says more energy firms may go bust over the next few weeks. already 1.5 million energy customers are being switched to new, potentially more expensive suppliers, because so many companies have gone out of business. their collapse follows a huge rise in the cost of wholesale gas. in the commons this morning, the gover
you re watching a bbc news special on the crisis affecting energy prices. special on the crisis government ministers say they have to prepare for the worst as the uk s energy firms continue to come under pressure from soaring gas prices. in the next half hour, we ll addressing key concerns and put your questions to the experts. but, first, how did we get here? in short, gas prices have soared. this shows their ups and downs between 2016 and 2020. but look at what s happened in the last year. it sjumped nearly four times 7 and it continues to rise. six suppliers have ceased trading since the start of september. the head of one of these firms has described the situation as almost apocalyptic and the future for other companies is looking bleak. among those to have gone out of business are avro energy with 580,000 customers, and green with 255,000 energy users, which ceased trading on wednesday. in total, 1.5 million households are affected by the energy firms going bust. it