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into poland. violent storms have caused flooding and mudslides in canada. and coming up, the world s most wanted cyber crime suspects living freely in russia. hello and welcome to bbc news. the cost of living has reached the highest rate in almost a decade due to rising fuel and energy costs. inflation is now more than doubled the bank of england s target. consumer prices were 4.2% higher last month than a year ago. the costs of transport, gas and electricity bills, as well as second hand cars climbed. in september inflation was 3.1%. the bank of england s aim is to keep inflation to around 2%. rising prices are putting new pressure on households and businesses. economists are debating now how much of the surge in inflation can be blamed on the pandemic and how long it will last. our reporter colletta smith has been speaking to people in halifax. it s lunchtime at nursery. and with 63 hungry mouths to feed the staff here have their hands full. paula has increased her ho ....
of sunshine and dry weather. this high pressure has been building in from the south west moving in ahead of this new frontal system arriving for the weekend. you can see on the satellite picture we start off with quite a bit of cloud and then lots of holes appearing, you can see what the blues showing those showers. lots of sunshine around particularly into scotland. another breezy day, particularly for north east scotland and the northern isles, elsewhere the breeze will be fairly fresh and that will take the edge off the temperatures. you can see the extent of the showers for central and southern areas, those will tend to fade and temperatures may be up to 14 still sees across the south, single digits for the north, feeling cooler when you factor in the breeze. this evening and the first part of the night the showers fade and many central, northern and eastern areas stay dry with light winds and under clear skies to turn in quite cold, a touch of frost in rural areas. ....
a household using a typical amount of energy will pay £1,690 a year. that s a saving of more than 200 pounds. the cap sets the maximum amount suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity but not the total bill so if you use more, you ll pay more. here s our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances and lifestyle. it s been quite a harsh winter and i haven t been able to afford to have the central heating on. so it s been rather challenging. and so i ve been using hot water bottles. i invested in a battery operated vest. inside the centre we find caz, who s found ways to stay warm, too. wrap up in a blanket or one of those big snoods that you get now, and big fluffy slippers. and how paying the bills has been a juggling act. some months you rob pe ....
to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator s new quarterly price cap comes into force. a household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall by £238 compared to the previous cap. the price cap will affect 29 million households. standing charges that s a fixed daily charge covering the costs of connecting to a supply have risen to 60p a day for electricity and 31p a day for gas, although they vary by region and supplier. energy prices in northern ireland are not controlled by the price cap the government provides support directly to customers. despite this new support for other parts of the uk, charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers. with more, here s our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances a ....
the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electorate? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment, and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some people would say being a dentist, reall ....