because they weren t married. and the world cup should be played every two years rather than every four so says arsenal s former manager, arsene wenger. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. heather knight s stunning century helps england wrap up their series against new zealand and make history along the way in derby. good evening. the government is preparing for the worst case scenario after the collapse of several energy companies due to soaring gas prices. nearly one and a half million customers have been hit in the last two weeks by firms going bust and the government is now working with the energy watchdog ofgem to protect customers if, as feared, more companies go under. smaller and newer providers have been overwhelmed by a global spike in wholesale gas prices. all affected customers will still receive energy while a new supplier is appointed by ofgem but it might be more expensive. here s coletta smith. as the wholesale gas price goes up, suppl
celtic take control of the title race in scotland. they beat their old firm rivals rangers 3 0 to go top of the table for the first time since august. rangers 3 0 to go top of the table there rangers 3 0 to go top of the table is some rain in but there is some rain in the forecast but through the day a lot of it will fade and we will see sunny spells developing and it will be breezy, mild until heavier rain comes in from the west later. mil mild until heavier rain comes in from the west later. mild until heavier rain comes in from the west later. all the details throu~hout from the west later. all the details throughout the from the west later. all the details throughout the programme. - it s thursday, the 3rd of february. our main story. the energy regulator ofgem will announce what s expected to be a record increase in gas and electricity bills later this morning. the energy price cap could go up by as much as 50%, making an average bill almost £2000 a yearfor househo
Nec talking about the billions being invested in electric transport vehicles. but experts are asking, what good is all of this if investment isn t also going into infrastructure? crucible chaos. protesters disrupt play on day three of the world snooker championship in sheffield. good morning. yesterday temperatures reached 21.2 celsius in northern scotland. as we go through the rest of the week, temperatures will slide down. the first half of the week is staying fairly subtle for most, all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 18th of april. our main story. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there s been a temporary halt on forced installations
Good morning, everybody. it s tuesday the 18th of april. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there s been a temporary halt on forced installations since february after it was revealed that some british gas agents were breaking into properties to fit them. here s our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. for the last two months, energy suppliers have been banned from forcibly installing one of these. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. it was after an investigation for the times showed this aggressive behaviour by contractors fitting physical meters for british gas. i love this bit. and after we revealed the thousands of households seeing their smart meters flipped into prepayment mode when customers didn t even know it was possible. yeah, theyjust cut me off.