at its fastest rate in a0 years, welcome to this special edition of your questions answered. over the next half hour, we ll be examining in detail different areas of the squeeze on the pound in your pocket and some of the solutions that individuals, and communities, are finding. so, we ve got a panel of experts. sarah pennells is a consumerfinance specialist at royal london, which calls itself the uk s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. sabine goodwin is co ordinator at the independent food aid network, which provides help to those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. and mercedes osborne is a mortgage expert at pointers financial based in exeter. welcome to all of you. and also with us this week, our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who s out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce energy use. we ll be withjustin a bit later. and as you can see, we ve got a whole range of topics lined up. but first, here s our
we will be examining in detail different areas of the squeeze on the pound in your pocket and some of the solutions individuals and communities are finding. so, we have a panel of experts, sarah pennells is a consumer finance specialist at royal london, which calls itself the uk s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. sabine goodwin is coordinator at the independent food aid network which provides help to those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. and mercedes osborne is a mortgage expert at pointers financial based in exeter. welcome based in exeter. to all of you. also with us this week is our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who is out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce their energy use. we will beat with justin we will beat withjustin a bit later. we have a whole range of topics lined up. first, kevin peacheyis topics lined up. first, kevin peachey is has analysis on working age benefits and whether
the party in the stadium was carried on across england with messages of congratulation from the queen, the prime minister and many more. it continues later. fans gathering at trafalgar square later. it s a big week for news about our energy bills. we find out how much costs will be going up in october and if there could be another rise sooner than expected. i ll have all the details. a big shock at the commonwealth games. world record holder adam peaty is beaten into fourth place in the 100 metres breaststroke, won by fellow englishman james wilby. good morning, we start on a cloudy note with showers in the east. that will move away. many seeing sunny spells until later when we have rain coming in from the west. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 1st of august. our main story. football has come home. england s lionesses have made history in a dramatic win against old rivals germany in the european championship final. there were scenes ofjoy on and of
at the state of the economy. the big birth control plan to control the the number of grey squirrels and save the native red squirrel. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s a crucial day for england and northern ireland in the women s european championships, with both sides seeking crucial victories this evening. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. many of the ii leadership hopefuls have set out competing tax plans as a core element of their proposals. the two stage process will see conservative mps whittle down the
after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. the former formula 1 boss bernie ecclestone has been charged with fraud by false representation. the big birth control plan to control the the number of grey squirrels and save the native red squirrel. a warm welcome to bbc news. good to have your company on a busy afternoon, not least in the conservative leadership contest which is where we begin this hour. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. we can hear from we can hearfrom ben brown. we can hear from ben brown. the w