And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be don
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In the year tojuly. Competition among renters is pushing the prices up with as many as 20 requests to view each available property, up from six in 2019. Data shows there was a 5. 5 increase in rents in london this was the sharpest increase in rent since 2006, and thats despite london being the only region where house prices had fallen. In scotland the average rent was up 5. 7 ina year. And there was an even bigger rise for tenants in wales up 6. 5 . Ben twomey, the chief executive of generation rent, hejoins me now from london. Thank you for coming on the programme. What do you make of those numbers . , ,. ,. , numbers . Sadly, its not a huge Surrise Numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are seeing numbers . Sadly, its not a huge| surprise that we are seeing rents going up. Forso surprise that we are seeing rents going up. For s
Anna foster reports from jerusalem. At gazas southern tip, the aftermath of another israeli air strike. 1. 4 million displaced people are now sheltering in rafah and israel has made it clear it wants to go further. A ground offensive, it ,says would remove hamas from gaza entirely. But theres International Pressure to avoid even more deaths. The message from israels allies to its leaders is getting stronger. Our position is that hamas should not be allowed a Safe Haven In Rafah or anywhere else, but a major Ground Operation there would be a mistake. As rafah s displaced fear what might come next, their presence is just as hard. Medical supplies, water and food are scarce. My daughter said that she wants to eat boiled eggs and i say, how can i bring you boiled eggs . The situation does not allow us to. 0ur situation was below zero before the war. so what do you expect after the war . worse and worse. . In the north of gaza, famine is nowjust weeks away. Few aid convoys are reaching