good evening. a summer of extreme weather has shown the dangers posed by climate change, while the war in ukraine has prompted worries about the uk s energy security. today, the prime minister said it was important that britain produces more of its own energy, and announced that oil and gas drilling in the north sea will be expanded. a hundred new licences will be issued this autumn, with more potentially to follow. rishi sunak says that domestic production will cut the carbon footprint of imported gas, but critics say he s backtracking on pledges to cut co2 emissions. the government has also promised new funding for carbon capture projects. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. powering up britain from britain is today s slogan. the more than 100 licences for companies to explore for and then drill to extract oil and gas are part of a plan to max out production from uk reserves. i d say it s entirely consistent with transitioning to net zero that we use the energy we ve
i m ben brown in the studio our other top stories this hour... as the regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity, there are fresh calls for the government to stop a rise in energy bills in april. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres,in the uk. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, dies at the age of 93. good afternoon from windsor, where rishi sunak and the eu have struck a new agreement to amend post brexit trading rules with the eu. the prime minister said the deal marked a decisive breakthrough after years of wrangling, allowing smooth, free flowing trade while preserving the belfast agreement, the setttlement which underpins devolved government in northern ireland. mr sunak said the agreement would remove any sense of a border in the irish sea, the chief complaint of unionists who have boycotted stormont in prote
the klopp era is over at liverpool it s an emotional end to the season at anfield. also coming up on sportsday. celtic have completed a league double, with their women s team champions of scotland for the first time. and max verstappen is back on the top step, holding off a late charge from lando norris to win the emilia romagna grand prix. hello there, welcome along. manchester city have made history, the first side in the top division of english football to win four titles in a row. there were a few nerves, but their 3 1 win over west ham meant that arsenal s late winner over everton couldn t stop them sealing another title. city decade of dominance continues, that s 8 premier league crowns in 13 seasons. joe lynskey reports on how the title was won on the final day. the 38th match, the top flight s last act. in manchester and north london, it would start with possibilities. arsenalfaced everton on 86 points, their most for 20 years and yet still not in their hands. city
not confirm immediately that his death, i mean, the death of ebrahim raisi, and the islamic republic is figuring out how to publish the news and how actually to prepare themselves for the aftermath. they are fearing from what is going to happen after publishing such news because he was such an important figure personally to the supreme leader and also for the islamic republic in general. what you have been speaking, the news wires have just put out some comments from the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei telling iranians not to worry after the president s helicopter accident. those words, not to worry, are you surprised he has said that? has said that? well, i think it is kind of like has said that? well, i think it is kind of like may has said that? well, i think it is kind of like may be has said that? well, i think it is kind of like may be self- has said that? well, i think it is| kind of like may be self soothing methods because ebrahim raisi is such an important