In a speech by king charles at the State Opening of parliament. As well as pledges on economic growth, transport, energy and housebuilding the government says its seeking to rebuild relations with the European Union after years of tensions since the uk voted to leave the bloc in 2016. My my government will seek to reset the relationship with European Partners and work to improve the united Kingdoms Trade and Investment Relationship with the European Union. My ministers will seek any Security Pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the united kingdom and the European Union. Well, prime Minister Sir Keir starmer will have an opportunity to start that process as he hosts dozens of European Leaders at Blenheim Palace in oxfordshire, the ancestral Home And Birthplace of winston churchill. On wednesday he met with Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris for Talks ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community a group which brings together the leaders of the 27 Eu Nations
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Good afternoon, and welcome to Bbc News. The Business Secretarys been holding crisis talks with Energy Firms this morning, amid worries of big rises to Energy Bills in the coming weeks. Five smaller Energy Suppliers have already gone bust, unable to cope with a 70 hike in the cost of wholesale gas since august. Its understood the government is considering offering Emergency State backed loans to companies. 0fgem has confirmed British Gas has agreed to take on an extra 350,000 customers from the collapsed firm peoples energy. And the uks sixth largest Energy Company, bulb, is seeking new funds to try to stay afloat. Downing street says it wants to fix the issues as fast as it can. Our Business Correspondent Emma simpson reports. Gas, the cornerstone of our Energy Supply and the cost of it is rocketing. There has been a surge in global demand and not enough supply. Energy firms here are now battling to stay afloat. In the current market as it is we are not going to see it through the win
And transportation goes up. Facebook is accused of keeping secret internal research which shows that using instagram can damage the Mental Health of teenage girls. And to boldly go four Amateur Astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister is reshuffling his cabinet. Kevin williamson has become the first casualty, losing hisjob as Education Secretary. He was heavily criticised for his handling of disruption to schools and exams during the pandemic. In a Tweet Mr Williamson said, it has been a privilege to serve as Education Secretary since 2019. Despite the challenges of the global pandemic, i am particularly proud of the transformational reforms. There is speculation there could be other changes at the top of government with questions over the future of the Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, and the Home Secretary, Priti Patel. Damian grammaticas is In Westminster for us. What is the latest . figs Damian Grammaticas i
Wildfires are continuing to burn in algeria in North Africa, california and parts of greece. And under Threat Sea horses off the coast of dorset. Divers put this Screw Anchor into the Sea Bed, then connect it to these rubber pieces here, dense rubber, this is what replaces the chains on a traditional mooring that are said to do so much more damage. And Coming Up in sport on the Bbc News channel. The premier leagues Chief Executive says hes fully behind players taking a knee when the new season begins on friday. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. There are calls for an overhaul of the way A Levels are assessed and graded in the future, after this years results saw Record Numbers given top marks. Almost 45 of entries in england, wales and Northern Ireland were awarded a or a , fuelling concerns that soaring Grades Risk undermining confidence in the system. Ministers are reported to be looking at replacing the traditional a to e grades with numbers, similar to gcses. Sean