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
More than 100 homes as It flows towards the sea. And, plenty of brItIsh success at the emmys In Los Angeles where the crown won best Drama SerIes. Good evenIng. There wIll be no BaIl Out for Energy FIrms In trouble accordIng to the BusIness Secretary, whos been holdIng crIsIs talks wIth Industry leaders today. KwasI kwarteng saId customers would be protected If more Energy CompanIes went out of busIness. He saId there was no prospect of an Energy Supply Emergency thIs wInter. The growIng crIsIs has been caused by a massIve rIse In the wholesale prIces paId by energy supplIers. The food and DrInks Industry Is also warnIng that one of the knock on effects of the sItuatIon wIll be more shortages In the shops. Our busIness edItor, sImonjack, reports. The Uk Energy sector Is In crIsIs. Dozens of small energy provIders have already gone bust, and dozens more are not expected to make It through wInter, as soarIng Energy PrIces leave many unable to delIver on prIce promIses made to mIllIons of
A full summary of the national and international news of the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Who holds the reins of power in pakistan . Prime minister Imran Khan leads a government elected in 2018. If pakistan is a genuine democracy, then that is where power resides. But many government critics say the Military Dictates much that happens inside pakistan, particularly when it comes to Silencing Opposition to the covert power of the so called Deep State. Well, my guest is Information Minister Fawad chaudhry. What happened to Imran Khans pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance . Fawad chaudhry in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Minister, do you accept it is a basic obligation of any government which claims to be democratic, that it protects Freedom Of Expression and it protects independent journalism . Do you accept that . Of course. This is one of the fundamentals of Pakistans Constitution i
And they raid his apartment. Its like, so unfair and such a double its like a double standard. Tonight, a look back at just how far rudy has fallen. Nothing disturbs me more than to see all of the revelations of crime committed by the wealthiest members of our society. Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison on Police Reform as George Floyds family comes to washington. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Something i noticed that across the ideological spectrum in a surprising way theres agreement about president joe bidens first joint address to Congress Last night. Lots of folks on the left and right that both agree that the scope and ambition of the domestic agenda biden laid out was truly staggering. And all that would come on the heels of the accomplishments of his first 100 days, which are just impressive. I mean, theres no other way to see it. Huge Covid Relief Package, the massively successful Vaccination Effort, one of the best in the world aft