and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. the world s greatest sprinter prepares for his final bow. we ll hearfrom usain bolt‘s pre world championships press conference at half past six. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. over three million british gas customers face a hefty rise in their electricity bills. the company argues that it s own costs have risen and from september it will charge 12.5% more for electricity. so what does that mean? well, a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £76. it s the first increase from british gas for nearly four years but that hasn t stopped consumer groups and the government condemning the move. our business editor, simonjack, reports. electricity, a basic need, a simple product. the same wherever all whoever you buy it from. if you buy from british gas it will be 12.5% more expensive from september as the u:k. s largest more expensive from september as the u: k.‘s largest supplier, more
what next for the world s fastest ever man? imight go i might go into acting and do some action movies, so that ll give me a rush. you never know. good evening and welcome to bbc news. over three million british gas customers face a hefty rise in their electricity bills. the company argues that it s own costs have risen and from september it will charge 12.5% more for electricity. this means a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by an average of £76. it s the first increase from british gas for nearly four years but that hasn t stopped consumer groups and the government condemning the move. our business editor, simonjack, reports. electricity, a basic need, a simple product. the same wherever or whoever you buy it from. if you buy from british gas, it will be 12.5% more expensive from september. as the uk s largest supplier, it hikes prices for the first time in four years. given wholesale costs have come down over that period, why raise p
coming up in sportsday on bbc news. england women s goalkeeper karen bardsley has been ruled out of the rest of euro 2017 after breaking her leg in the quarterfinal win over france. good evening. more than 3 million british gas customers are facing a big rise in their electricity bills. from september, the company will charge 12.5% more for electricity. it means a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £76. british gas says it s putting up prices for the first time in nearly four years because its own costs have risen. but the government and consumer groups have condemned the move. here s our business editor, simonjack. electricity, a basic need, a simple product. it s the same wherever, or whomever, you buy from. if you buy it from british gas, it will be 12.5% more expensive from september, as the uk s largest supplier hiked prices for the first time in four years. given wholesale costs have come down over that period, why raise prices now
british gas is to increase electricity prices by 12.5% from september. the move which will affect more than three customers has led to calls for a cap on energy costs. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. apple reports sweet earnings due to better than expect that sales of iphones and ipods. and it splits in two to form a new currency bitcoin. we start with apple, which has reported a juicy set of earnings. its shares are rising to record highs. it is best known for its iphones and computers, and they have reported a 7% rise in revenue to just over m5 have reported a 7% rise in revenue tojust over m5 billion. have reported a 7% rise in revenue to just over m5 billion. profits from apple watch, apple tv and other productsjumped from apple watch, apple tv and other products jumped more than 20% compared to last year. but revenue from china fell for the fifth straight quarter. we go to our north america technology reporter. he talked us thro
of an unparalleled career. in one of his last interviews before his final 100 metres on saturday, the jamaican telling me retirement was the right call. i think it s time for me to slow down a little bit, you know what i mean? and then i ll decide if i want to pick it up. but for me, after i retire i want to take it slow and relax a little bit. i think i ve just done so much already, and i feel accomplished. i feel like i ve done enough. bolt‘s decade long sprinting supremacy has entered the realm of legend, with a remarkable eight 0lympic golds, and a further 11 at world championships. he currently holds three world records, and with the personality to match, the world of athletics is losing a figure who transcended his sport. if you could describe the legacy you want to leave behind, how you want to be remembered in sport? how would it be? just simple, i just want to be one of the greats. one of the greatest. when conversations are had about greatest sports star i wanted