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
wheeled scourge of london. police reveal new tactics to tackle the moped crime wave that s hitting the capital. and, as he prepares for life after athletics, what next for the world s fastest ever man? 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.
the full report. we ll hearfrom usain bolt, who is looking ahead to his final races as a professional athlete. lots of ways you could have described monday in the white house. trump took to twitter to tell us it was a great day. one way of putting it. another is it was the day where the new director of communications left ten days after being hired, several days before he actually had taken up the job formally. the new york post put it this way, drawing comparisons with the survivor television programme. making the general point that this perhaps is a chaotic situation. we can speak to a conservative political commentator from dallas, host on the digital tv network the blaze. great to have you on the programme. thank you for having me. when you look at what happened yesterday in the white house and over the last week, is that what you voted for? difficult to say. part of me wants to trust what trump says over twitter. when he said it was a great day in the white house. part o
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