speaks out as the bomb maker responsible for the 2002 bali terror attack has his sentence reduced and is eligible for parole. as a new covid vaccine is rolled out: a hospital in birmingham trials a new drug to help stop patients with immune problems from catching the virus in the first place. and we ll be telling you the story behind south africa s amapiano music scene, one of the fastest growing new music genres. wherever you rejoining me from around the world and here in the uk, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. let us start with this. a series of explosions have been reported at two russian military installations. in sevastopol, in russian occupied crimea, the governor claimed a ukrainian drone was shot down by anti aircraft defences near a key military airfield. in russia itself, the authorities said villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot. the blasts occurred as the un secretary general, antonio gut
bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that is the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he is concerned about helping people on benefits and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. if you re a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year, he says, you re having your energy bills go up by 80%. it s really hard. we are looking at all the options. the energy price cap is set by the regulator 0fgem. it s rising by 80% in october. currently a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519. prepayment meter customers pay a little extra a typical usage bill from october then will be £3,608. becky has a full time job. for the first time she is having to think about wheth
scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and sa
become i think it s right that when they become prime minister, whoever it is, they will want to look at all of the options, properly costed. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after millions of people were forced from their homes. it follows the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. it s four wins from four for arsenal. the gunners back on top of the premier league this evening. on cloud nine. liverpool put on a stunning display at anfield, to blow away bournemouth and equal a premier league record. we just wanted to have a 100% satisfying experience for us that we can use. and away from the football a glorious day for england cricket. ben stokes inspires them to revenge over south africa in the second test. and formula