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all, especially on saturday. # well. and as lulu prepares for her farewell tour after a 60 year career, she shares a little secret of her success. all that, starve, watch my diet, exercise, and i don t speak before 12 noon when i m on tour. whoa. not at all? it s not a big deal, you know? good morning. it s monday, the 2nd of april. a british national is reported to be among at least six aid workers who have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. the charity, world central kitchen, which distributes food in the territory, confirmed some of its staff had been killed and called the deaths a tragedy. the israeli military says it s conducting a review. our reporter, graham satchell, has the latest. the bodies of six aid workers being brought to a hospital in central gaza. officials say at least three were foreign nationals, one british, one australian, one polish. all were working for the charity world central kitchen, and they were hit by an israeli air strike while drivi ....
record high, and the office for budget responsibility says it would represent the largest fall in living standards since the 19505. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. these reforms will save around two million self employed people an average of £350 a yearfrom april. better than nothing. tuning into the autumn statement at walthamstow market. a good place to test the mood. pensioners seemed happy. him increasing pension, that s good for me. and young workers like the rise in the minimum wage too. 10% more i m going to win i m going to earn. yeah. who wouldn t like it? but other workers said the cut to national insurance isn t enough. not with the way things are at the moment. the cost of living is too expensive. £450, divide that by 12, divide it by the family that you ve got. is it enough? i don t think so. here are the key details. first, that national insurance cut. it s going from 12% to ten for all employees from january. the self employed will ....
it s faced some choppy waters in recent times we ll ask whether the brexit negotiations can make for calmer seas. and what do you buy from vending machines? drinks, sweets, how about a supercar?! a vending machine in singapore is offering luxury vehicles including bentleys, ferraris and lamborghinis. today we want to know what s the most surprising thing you ve ever seen in a vending machine? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. today, the uk s labour party will release its manifesto ahead of next month s general election. although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours;time, is expected in a few hours‘ time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labour s plans to scrap the government s existing white paper on brexit negotiations. the conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. so where do the two parties stand on brexit? the labour party favours managed migration, but will stop sho ....
trade, britain s only surviving cloth hall opens after a multi million pound renovation. good morning. it s tuesday 1st august. i m julian worricker. welcome to bbc newsroom live. british gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. its owner centrica says electricity prices will increase by 12.5% from 15th september. 3.1 million customers will be affected. but the company s gas prices will be held at their current level. the average annual dual fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7.3%. ian conn is the chief executive of british gas‘s parent company, centrica. he explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. first of all, the last time we moved our electricity prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. from that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, ....
the piece hall in halifax has re opened today following a £19 million transformation. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% in september, a move which will affect more than three million customers. its parent company centrica said the price rise is a because of the increasing cost of transmitting energy to people s homes, and government environmental policies. the government has indicated that it may still legislate to impose a cap on energy prices. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. british gas likes to say it is putting its customers in control. but even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariffs will see their bills going up. after the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, electricity and gas, provided by british gas, will be going up. it will now cost £1120 a year, an increase of £76 compared to last year. it is not the cheapest among t ....