good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
blankets last week. i no longer eat breakfast and lunch because it s too expensive. this morning, anne checked her energy bills and received an almighty shock. we found out today, our energy bill is usually £84 a month, and it s going up to £140. that s nearly doubled, and yet dave s salary is not going up, my benefits aren t going up, and i m really distressed about it, and i ve already had a little cry, and i m likely to have another one! many more families will be similarly anguished by rapidly rising gas and electricity bills. the resolution foundation thinktank calculates that, by april, over six million households in england will struggle with their energy bills, with costs set to increase on average from £100 to £150 a month. £50 a month increase is beyond the means of millions of families, especially coming at the same time as changes to the tax system, where national insurance contributions will increase.