as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt told the
The uks largest indoor arena is up and running at last tonight. And on newsnight at 10 30pm, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. A huge manhunt is underway tonight for an escaped prisoner and his accomplices after two french Prison Officers were killed and three others injured, when a heavily armed gang ambushed their prison van. The brazen attack took place this morning in incarville near the city of rouen in normandy. Inside the van was mohamed amra known as the fly who was being driven through a toll booth on the way to prison when the van was attacked. Our europe correspondent nick beake reports. An unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. Cctv footage shows the Moment A Dark Car Veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. And at least two masked terrified passengers on a passing bus throw
this is bbc news live from jerusalem. anthony lincoln is meeting leaders today. on friday when he was here in israel he called for a humanitarian process. antony blinken. the israeli prime minister said there would be no ceasefire in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees says there is little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza and the un secretary general and the who have condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance but said the vehicle was being used by hamas to transport fighters. it comes as officials from the hamas run health ministry in gaza say an israeli air strike late on friday hit a school used as a shelter in the north of the strip. the suggestion is 15 people were co but there has been no immediate comment from israel. the united states says it believes the war between israel and hamas is being contained and
this is bbc news injerusalem. antony blinken is meeting leaders today. he called for humanitarian purposesin today. he called for humanitarian purposes in the fighting but the israeli prime minister said there would be no temporary ceasefire with hamas in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees once it is increasingly little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza, the un secretary general and the who had condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance convoy but said the figure was being used by hamas to try and transport fighters. it comes as fighters from the hamas health ministry said an israeli strike at a school that was being used as a shelter in the north of the gaza strip, no immediate comment from a stroke. the us says it believes the work is being contained and any broader regional conflict has been deterred. the comments