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perhaps the most critical press conference in president biden s 54 year long political career. the lead starts right now all eyes on president joseph biden with an immensely consequential news conference set to start soon ahead. an avalanche of new reporting, revealing anger and shock over efforts to hide hi president biden s decline this hour, i ll speak with one of the latest house democrats calling on the president to drop out of the 2024 race, plus, with president biden still commander in chief, what can he actually achieve on on the world stage? white house adviser john kirby will be here on the lead and new evidence. donald trump may know a lot more about the controversial project 2025, even after he said again today that he knows nothing about him welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our 2024 lead of course, with a high-stakes day for president biden in just a few hours, the president s going to hold a news conference and take reporters questions as the th
to get their covid jab during freshers week. holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings, after travel restrictions in england are relaxed. france is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states, in protest over a security deal, which includes the uk. a month after the taliban takeover in afghanistan schools are reopening, but not for girls. and nick robinson isjoined by health and social care secretary, sajid javid, in political thinking, in half an hour, here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, says protecting customers during a time of heightened global gas prices is an absolute priority for the government. ministers have been holding urgent talks with representatives of the energy industry today and more discussions about the way forward will take place on monday. there are some warnings the increased costs already affecting some businesses could also mean higher bills for domestic con
the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, says protecting customers during a time of heightened global gas prices is an absolute priority for the government. ministers have been holding urgent talks with representatives of the energy industry today and more discussions about the way forward will take place on monday. there are some warnings the increased costs already affecting some businesses could also mean higher bills for domestic consumers. it s understood that four small energy companies are set to go bust next week. strong global demand is one of the reasons prices are at record highs. emma pinchbeck is the chief executive of energy uk and earlier she explained what customers can do if they have concerns. what is clear is that there are record breaking prices at the moment having an impact on the industry. there are processes in place so that if anyone ends up impacted by this, their supplierfails or if anyone ends up impacted by this, their supplier fails or ind
for many people living in england, this weekend could be their first chance for a getaway since last year that s because self contained accommodation was given the green light to reopen this week following the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in the country. sarah corker has been speaking to those in the industry about the rise in popularity of staycations. caravan sales have gone through the roof. more of us are booking holidays in the uk, so manufacturing firms that supply the tourism sector are busier than ever. what s demand been like over the last 12 months? phenomenal. ever since about lastjuly when the world opened up and people could go on holiday in the uk. in the autumn, our sales team processed an entire year an entire ordinary year s worth of sales in six weeks. and i guess the other thing to say is that we are 75 years old this year and it s never been busier. hull is the caravan making capital of britain. here in east yorkshire, the industry employs mo