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featuring for the first time. hello and welcome to bbc news. uk government ministers are this morning trying to reassure the public that there is no threat to the supply of gas to customers despite soaring wholesale gas prices, and warnings of a knock on effect on food supplies. the impact of will be discussed at a series of meetings between the government and industry leaders over the coming days. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng says he will meet with industry figures to plan a way forward. the reasons wholesale gas prices have soared include high demand and lower wind and solar generation. the business secretary had meetings yesterday with energy companies. high prices have pushed small suppliers to the wall and there is concern more will follow as soon as next week. the record breaking price of international gas feeds through to the market and we have already seen supplier failures in recent weeks, partly as a consequence of that and the future of the market ....
the first non professional space crew ever launched into orbit has returned safely after their three day mission. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the footballing legend jimmy greaves has died at the age of 81. he was one of the most prolific strikers in the game s history scoring more than 400 goals in a 15 year career for chelsea, ac milan, tottenham, west ham, and of course england. he remains one of england s top scorers of all time only wayne rooney, bobby charlton and gary lineker have got more goals for the three lions. he was part of the england squad that won the 1966 world cup but missed out on an appearance in the final. later he became a popular tv presenter on the long running itv football show saint and greavesie. the england and spurs captain harry kane has tweeted his condolences. he says ripjimmy greaves. a true legend and one of the great goal scorers. thoughts are with his family and friends. one ofjimmy s form ....
after their three day mission. now on bbc news it s time for click. this week we re looking at the world of extremism in gaming. also, meet your robot squash coach. let s play squash! and we all know that mosquitoes suck, but so do these anti mozzy machines. hey, welcome to click. hope you re doing 0k. this week we are going to be talking about video games, hey, welcome to click. hope you re doing 0k. this week we are going to be talking about video games, but not perhaps in the way that you might think. i don t know about you, lara, but my boy is now playing more games online with his friends, which means i m starting to have to think about the type of games that he wants to play and who he s talking to online. are you at that stage yet? no, we re not therejust yet, but we are hoping, when the time comes, she s just now into the nice, light hearted stuff, i really don t like shooting games. yeah, exactly. we know that there are constant suspicions about links between v ....
the actorjohn challis, best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses, has died at the age of 79. good evening. one of england s greatest footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur s most prolific strikers, netting 266 goals. he was remembered with tributes ahead of their game today and by other clubs he had played for. greaves also went on to become a television pundit. katie gornall looks back now on the life of a man who was a member of the squad that won the world cup in 1966. and although he missed out on the final he remains one of england s all time top goal scorers. he was one of the most natural finishers ever to play the game. perhaps even the greatest goal scorer that england has produced. it s greaves! oh, and a hat trick for greaves! he was devilishly funny as well, with his wit and his personality. so charismatic. but on the field of play, people will remember him most, those of us who are old enough to have w ....
the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said his party can win seats from the conservatives in areas where traditional tory voters have been taken for granted. at his party conference, he s attacked the government s handling of coronavirus, trade and climate change. he s also proposed a system of catch up vouchers for parents to spend on helping children recover learning lost because of the pandemic. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. this party may be far from centre stage in british politics, but sir ed davey made the most of his first speech to lib dem members in person since elected as leader last year. they ve taken a once safe conservative seat in a by election since then, and he thinks they re onto something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the high streets, in the cafes, from people who had voted conservative all their lives, but now feel completely let down. betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of power and rallied mem ....