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in pakistan next month. the ecb have cancelled the men s and women s tours over concerns of player welfare and about travel to the region. good morning, some mist and fog around and some of it dense in the south east. that will lift and for much of the country, dry with sunny spells, but it will cloud overlaid to in the north west with light rain or drizzle. it s tuesday, september 21st. our top story. energy price caps, which help prevent consumers paying too much for gas and electricity, will remain in place despite some firms claiming the system is not sustainable. surging wholesale gas prices have caused four suppliers to go bust, with four more on the brink. in a joint statement last night, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng and industry regulator ofgem said the caps will remain as jon donnison reports. the government insists there is no question of the lights going out this winter, but as energy prices soar, some are worried. my bills are already at breaking point ....
biden are set to meet at the white house later, to discuss issues including afghanistan and climate change. the ministry of defence has apologised after a bbc investigation revealed a data breach involving the email addresses of more than 250 interpreters who worked for british forces in afghanistan. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau thanks the voters for returning him to power in the snap general election but his party is projected to fall short of a parliamentary majority. a bbc investigation finds that children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic faced agonisingly long waits for treatment. hello, and welcome to bbc news this morning. ministers are due to meet representatives from the food and drinks industry today, to discuss the disruption caused by soaring wholesale gas prices. alongside concerns about rising energy bills and the impact on suppliers, there have also been warnings of empty shelves in supermarkets because of a shortage of ....
he added the government could subsidise the country s biggest carbon dioxide producer to bolster supplies, but ruled out nationalising the company. senior representatives of the food and drinks industry will meet ministers later amidst warnings of empty shelves in supermarkets, to discuss the knock on effects of high gas prices. meanwhile, i d love to hear from you this morning your thoughts on the issue and if you are seeing problems in your local area. you can tweet me @annita mcveigh, using #bbcyourquestions the ministry of defence has apologised after a bbc investigation revealed a data breach involving the email addresses of more than 250 interpreters who worked for british forces in afghanistan. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau thanks voters for returning him to power in the snap general election, but his party is projected to fall short of a parliamentary majority. a bbc investigation finds that children struggling with mental health problems during the pa ....
among those issues and challenges, the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, human rights, and the assault on democracy in countries around the world. we will have much more on his trip in just a moment. and we will bring you his speech live as soon as it begins later this hour. we are also keeping a close eye this morning on washington because it is make or break time for the u.s. economy. with a government shutdown looming, speaker nancy pelosi says the next 48 hours are critical. democrats trying to pass a sweeping economic package. today the house is expected to vote on a short-term funding bill to keep the government running through december. it would suspend the debt limit through 2022. that vote expected to trigger a major showdown between democrats and republicans. one that has direct implications for the american people because without a debt limit increase, keep in mind social security checks would stop, child tax credits would be halted, paychecks for the n ....
experiment. new reporting about a conservative lawyer working for former president trump and his six-point plan to undo the 2020 election. up first though for us days of consequence here in the nation s capital. a government shutdown looms in nine days. the united states collides with its borrowing limit in a month. democrats are trying to address those big issues while in the middle of an unruly school-yard fight over a giant spending plan that is a make-or-break moment for the biden agenda. in that fight there are some big democratic family divides over the $3.5 trillion price tag and over the policies all that money pays for. house speaker nancy pelosi telling lawmakers in a closed-door meeting this morning they need to work things out and they need to do it by next week. one of her top lieutenants says that will happen. we re going to get this done. we always do. we re a coalition, not a cult, and so we embrace the fact that people have different ideas and persp ....