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
into a wider regional war. the two sides have exchanged fire across the lebanon israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. israel s military said that operational plans for an offensive in lebanon had been approved and validated . the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned there is a real risk that the crisis on the israel lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the borders and, frankly, beyond imagination. let s be clear the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. with me now said shehata from bbc arabic a from bbc arabic strike near the icrc compound, a strike near the icrc compound, what more can you tell us about it. tell us about it. the international - tell us about it. the - international committee of tell us about it. tue: international committee of the red cross on the x platf
It isn tjust the water companies, it s also farmers, it s also members of the public. we re all going to have to work together. it s pointless just blaming each other. with discussion of the severn over for the night, alison and melissa waded back into it. the advantage of darkness is that you have no idea what it is you re swimming in. jonah fisher, bbc news, in shrewsbury. veteran radio 2 presenter ken bruce will host his final mid morning show today after 31 years. the broadcaster, best known for his daily popmaster quiz, announced injanuary that he would be leaving radio 2 to go to the commercial station, greatest hits radio. he ll be replaced by presenter vernon kay. ken was supposed to present his last show at the end of march, but his leaving date was brought forward to today. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early.