But have all the dancers had their covid jabs? hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The british government is to hold urgent talks with the energy industry amid growing concern about a spike in wholesale gas prices in the uk. A combination of high global demand and lower solar and wind output have been blamed for the price hike. The government says there is no threat to uk gas supplies. The business secretary kwasi kwarteng will be talking to gas producers, the national grid, suppliers and the regulator ofgem. It s predicted the typical gas and electricity customer is likely to see their bill go up by £139 from october. The high gas prices have already led two large uk fertiliser plants to close that s relevant because they produce carbon dioxide, a key element of the meat production process leading to concerns about food supplies. Our political correspondent peter saull is here. Unusual for the business secretary to be having a meeting on a saturda
In the 60 years since the first human went into space, fewer than 600 people have ventured above 50 miles in altitude. And most of those have been military trained personnel. The inspiration four believe they re breaking new ground. They don t have what was famously called the right stuff. And if they can go into orbit, they say, anyone can. Jonathan amos, bbc news. Have a back, with helen willets. Hi, ben, the atmosphere closer to earth, this was cambridge yesterday where we had almost a month s worth of rain. It was pretty wet across many eastern parts of england. Very different outlook at the moment, this was cambridgeshire a couple of hours ago with plenty of sunshine. Plenty of warm sunshine and dry weather over the coming few days, although at this time of the year there will be some fog lingering through the rush hour. And it is not all plain sailing, we do have this weather front across thailand. This was yesterday s rain, that is moving away to scandinavia. across scotland
The former health minister nadine dorries becomes the newest culture secretary. A very busy day in downing street. in the latest appointment. Much more on all the changes in the next hour. In our other news: a record jump in inflation to 3. 2%, the highest level in almost a decade, as the price of food and transportation goes up. Government scientific advisers warn there could be a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment in england for covid. Ministers say they re working to avoid that. And to boldly go four amateur astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. Good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. The prime minister is reshuffling his top team of government ministers, as wide ranging changes see some big names leave or move within the cabinet. After a long conversation with the prime minister in downing street, dominic raab has been demoted from the foreign secretary position, becoming justice secretary, with the additional roles
North east of scotland, but from the afternoon the picture changes for northern ireland, more cloud around. But pleasantly warm, temperatures around average for the time of year, 21 and 22 degrees. The cloud coming into the west is the forerunner of this weather front that will the west of the uk for friday. When i say set, it looks like it is literally going to do that, stick in one place, meaning the likes of northern ireland very wet day friday. Rain eventually fringing into the west of scotland, wales and the south west later in the day. Quite a big east west contrasts to end the week. 22 or 23 and sunshine further east. Looks like scotland and northern ireland will be the driest places over the weekend, rather unsettled with showers over england and wales. And that is it from us. Goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday, i m chetan pathak. Coming up on the programme: we ll be at anfield with a full house on a european night again, as liverpool take on ac milan in the champions leag