business secretary kwasi kwarteng has visited the north east of england where power cuts from storm arwen have lasted more than a week. residents say it's unacceptable. one of the big issues we have is the response of the company in trying to identify people who are affected by this, especially vulnerable people. pope francis holds a mass at megaron concert hall in greece after visiting a migrant camp on the island of lesbos. sam kerr for chelsea, what a goal! to seal the fa cup victory. chelsea are fa cup champions after beating arsenal at wembley, a match delayed by the pandemic. and coming up at 4:30pm, we have a wide—ranging interview with poland's prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, in a new episode of the interview. good afternoon. the government has defended the further tightening of travel restrictions. from tuesday, anyone coming to the uk will have to show a negative test for coronavirus, taken in the 48 hours before they set off. ministers say the move is necessary, because of the new omicron covid variant which has been linked directly to foreign travel. but industry groups

there've been emergency talks between the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, and the uk's energy industry, to try to resolve the ongoing crisis caused by rising wholesale gas prices. energy companies have warned that bills could go up by 50 per cent next year without government action. theo leggett reports. a midwinter meeting, at a time when the energy industry is battling a deep economic chill. the cost of gas on european wholesale markets has been hitting record levels, and suppliers say consumers will end up paying a heavy price. energy companies themselves have already been badly hit. more than two dozen have gone out of business since the summer, and more casualties are expected. that's because, so far, they have had to absorb most of the extra costs themselves. it's a situation that won't last. household gas and electricity bills are capped by the energy regulator, ofcom, but with wholesale prices at their current levels, it seems inevitable the cap will be raised in the spring and raised significantly. that will leave millions of consumers across the country facing much higher bil

the uk business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the length of time people in the north—east of england have been without power, after storm arwen first hit last week. residents say it's unacceptable. pope francis holds a mass in greece after visiting a migrant camp on the island of lesbos. chelsea are fa cup champions after beating arsenal 3—0 at wembley, a match delayed by the pandemic. now on bbc news, dontae sharpe spent 26 years in a us prison in north carolina for a murder he did not commit. after proving his innocence, we follow dontae as he demands justice. people really don't know how going to prison for something you didn't do, a crime you didn't commit, especially for a long, long time... ..what it does to a person. i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal

there've been emergency talks between the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, and the uk's energy industry, to try to resolve the ongoing crisis caused by rising wholesale gas prices. energy companies have warned that bills could go up by 50 per cent next year without government action. theo leggett reports. a midwinter meeting, at a time when the energy industry is battling a deep economic chill. the cost of gas on european wholesale markets has been hitting record levels, and suppliers say consumers will end up paying a heavy price. energy companies themselves have already been badly hit. more than two dozen have gone out of business since the summer, and more casualties are expected. that's because, so far, they have had to absorb most of the extra costs themselves. it's a situation that won't last. household gas and electricity bills are capped by the energy regulator, ofcom, but with wholesale prices at their current levels, it seems inevitable the cap will be raised in the spring and raised significantly. that will leave millions of consumers across the country facing much higher bil

the uk business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the length of time people in the north east of england have been without power — after storm arwen first hit last week. residents say it's unacceptable. chelsea are fa cup champions after beating arsenal 3—0 at wembley, a match delayed by the pandemic. now on bbc news, in a wide—ranging interview, poland's prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, talks to the bbc�*s europe editor, katya adler. poland has appealed to its nato allies for help. it warned that the russian president, vladimir putin, was actively trying to divide and destabilise europe, particularly the european union. warsaw cited the build—up of russian troops close to ukraine, soaring gas prices across europe and the recent migrant crisis on poland's border with belarus — something the eu blames squarely on alexander lukashenko, a close ally of moscow's. now, russia has denied any bad intent, so when i sat with the polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, i asked him why he was convinced that there was such reason for concern and such urgency for the west

there've been emergency talks between the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, and the uk's energy industry,

there've been emergency talks between the uk business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, and the energy industry to try to resolve the ongoing crisis caused by rising wholesale gas prices. energy companies have warned that bills could go up by 50% next year without government action. theo leggett reports. a midwinter meeting at a time when the energy industry is facing an unprecedented crisis. the cost of gas on european wholesale markets has been hitting record levels and suppliers say consumers here will end up paying a heavy price. energy companies themselves have already been badly hit. more than two dozen have gone out of business since the summer and more casualties are expected. that's because so far they have had to absorb most of the extra costs themselves. it's a situation that won't last. if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks, we are certainly going to be locking uk consumers into more and more expensive energy for years to come. people within the industry say ministers could consider cutting the environmental and social levies that energy consumers have to pay. a real rethi

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, is due to hold emergency talks with some of the uk's energy providers who warned last week that household bills would rise by another 50 per cent next year unless the treasury intervened. ahead of the meetings the boss of the country's third largest supplier, ovo energy, told bbc news ministers were showing "nowhere near enough urgency" and needed to step in to protect customers. our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma, reports. it's been a constant worry for households for the past three months — rising prices of gas and electricity around the world have meant we've all been paying more to heat our homes and cook our meals. 26 energy companies have gone bust since september, and more casualties are expected in the industry as there's no sign of prices falling. our number—one ask going into the meeting is that the government and the regulator are taking the situation very seriously, and they're prepared to start taking action — not in the months to come, but in the days to come. because i think if we don't find a solution in the coming we

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, is due to hold emergency talks with some of the uk's energy providers, who warned last week that household bills would rise by another 50% next year unless the treasury intervened. ahead of the meetings, the boss of the country's third largest supplier, ovo energy, told bbc news ministers were showing "nowhere near enough urgency", and needed to step in to protect customers. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it's been a constant worry for households for the past three months — rising prices of gas and electricity around the world have meant we've all been paying more to heat our homes and cook our meals. 26 energy companies have gone bust since september, and more casualties are expected in the industry, as there's no sign of prices falling. our number—one ask going into the meeting is that the government and the regulator are taking the situation very seriously, and they're prepared to start taking action — not in the months to come, but in the days to come. because i think if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks, we'

there've been emergency talks between the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, and the uk's energy industry, to try to resolve the ongoing crisis caused by rising wholesale gas prices. energy companies have warned that bills could go up by 50 per cent next year without government action. one energy company boss predicted the impact on consumers would be "an enormous crisis". theo leggett reports a midwinter meeting at a time when the energy industry is facing an unprecedented crisis. the cost of gas on european wholesale markets has been hitting record levels and suppliers say consumers here will end up paying a heavy price. energy companies themselves have already been badly hit. more than two dozen have gone out of business since the summer and more casualties are expected. that's because so far they have had to absorb most of the extra costs themselves. it's a situation that won't last. if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks, we are certainly going to be locking uk consumers into more and more expensive energy for years to come. people within the industry say ministers could con

business secretary kwasi kwarteng will visit bishop auckland later today and army troops will continue supporting residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we're a very flexible organisation. we're trained and prepared for a range of tasks, um, be it abroad or at home. and, in this case, you know, in this period of goodwill, what better, what more rewarding task could there be than, you know, providing support and comfort to our local towns and villages? here to meet them was the mp for the enormous berwick—on—tweed constituency, where many have endured more than a week without power. these are very unusual events. and what we need to make sure is that when and if they do happen, that the ability to look after those most vulnerable who need it whilst the repairs are made is the critical part. in rothbury, small detachments collected supplies to take to remote and single households. from there, it wa

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has held emergency talks with some of the uk's energy providers, last week they warned that household bills would rise by another 50% next year unless the treasury intervened. ahead of the meetings the boss of the country's third largest supplier, ovo energy, told bbc news ministers were showing "nowhere near enough urgency", and needed to step in to protect customers. our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma, reports. it's been a constant worry for households for the past three months — rising prices of gas and electricity around the world have meant we've all been paying more to heat our homes and cook our meals. 26 energy companies have gone bust since september, and more casualties are expected in the industry, as there's no sign of prices falling. our number—one ask going into the meeting is that the government and the regulator are taking the situation very seriously, and they're prepared to start taking action — not in the months to come, but in the days to come. because i think if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks,

business secretary kwasi kwarteng has visited the north east of england where power cuts from storm arwen have lasted more than a week. residents say it's unacceptable. one of the big issues we have is the response of the company in trying to identify people who are affected by this, especially vulnerable people.

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the failure to reconnect thousands of homes which have been without power for nine days. the energy networks association estimates that about 4000 properties are still affected following storm arwen. some people say they've been told they won't be reconnected until wednesday. mr kwarteng has been visiting those affected in county durham. i completely accept this is totally unacceptable and wrong and bad for people to be off power for such a long time and that is why i am here, to make sure we get people back on as quickly as possible. as i said, for 99.5% of people they are back on but for the ones having to put up with this, it is unacceptable. meanwhile army troops will continue to support residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we're a very flexible organisation. we're trained and prepared for a range of tasks, be it abroad or at home. and, in th

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has held talks with leading energy firms amid calls for the government to do more to tackle the crisis caused by a surge in wholesale gas prices. millions of households are expected to face a dramatic rise in energy bills next year. the government has said it wants to make sure consumers are protected. our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma, reports. it's been a constant worry for households for the past three months — rising prices of gas and electricity around the world have meant we've all been paying more to heat our homes and cook our meals. 26 energy companies have gone bust since september, and more casualties are expected in the industry, as there's no sign of prices falling. our number—one ask going into the meeting is that the government and the regulator are taking the situation very seriously, and they're prepared to start taking action — not in the months to come, but in the days to come. because i think if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks, we're certainly going to be locking uk consumers into more and more expens

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the failure to reconnect thousands of homes which have been without power for nine days. the energy networks association estimates that about 4000 properties are still affected following storm arwen. some people say they�*ve been told they won�*t be reconnected until wednesday. mr kwarteng has been visiting those affected in county durham. i completely accept this is totally unacceptable and wrong and bad for people to be off power for such a long time and that is why i am here, to make sure we get people back on as quickly as possible. as i said, for 99.5% of people they are back on but for the ones having to put up with this, it is unacceptable. meanwhile, army troops will continue to support residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we�*re a very flexible organisation. we�*re trained and prepared for a range of tasks, um, be it abroad or at

kwarteng has held talks with leading energy firms amid calls for the government to do more to tackle the crisis caused by a surge in wholesale gas prices. millions of households are expected to face a dramatic rise in energy bills next year. the government has said it wants to make sure consumers are protected. our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma, reports. it's been a constant worry for households for the past three months — rising prices of gas and electricity around the world have meant we've all been paying more to heat our homes and cook our meals. 26 energy companies have gone bust since september, and more casualties are expected in the industry, as there's no sign of prices falling. our number—one ask going into the meeting is that the government and the regulator are taking the situation very seriously, and they're prepared to start taking action — not in the months to come, but in the days to come. because i think if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks, we're certainly going to be locking uk consumers into more and more expensive energy for years

the uk business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the failure to reconnect thousands of homes which have been without power for nine days. the energy networks association estimates that about 4,000 properties are still affected following storm arwen. some people say they've been told they won't be reconnected until wednesday. mr kwarteng has been visiting those affected in bishop auckland in county durham. meanwhile, army troops will continue to support residents in remote areas. we a cce pt we accept this is totally unacceptable and wrong for people to be of power for such a long time and thatis be of power for such a long time and that is why i am here, to make sure we get people back on as quickly as possible. 99.5% of people are back on but those having to put up with this, it is unacceptable. meanwhile army troops will continue to support residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we're a v

the uk business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has criticised the failure to reconnect thousands of homes which have been without power for nine days. the energy networks association estimates that about 4,000 properties are still affected following storm arwen. some people say they�*ve been told they won�*t be reconnected until wednesday. mr kwarteng has been visiting those affected in in county durham. we completely accept this is totally unacceptable and wrong and bad for people to be off power for such a long time and that is why i am here, to make sure we get people back on as quickly as possible. as i said, for 99.5% of people they are back on but for the ones having to put up with this, it is unacceptable. meanwhile, army troops will continue to support residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we�*re a very flexible organisation. we�*re trained and prepared for a range of tasks, um, be it a

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that was kwasi kwarteng. scottish power has apologised to customers in the scottish borders as the work continues there to try to get supplies back to people. cameron buttle has been speaking to one man in grant ice in berwickshire who was discharged from hospital yesterday but has no electricity at home. well, it has not been great for my life —— my wife because she suffers from copd and her eyesight is poor. i was at the general hospital last wednesday and ijust i was at the general hospital last wednesday and i just got out last night. i was in as an emergency admission. so as you can see, i am a bit worse for wear. i would be worried because i have not been able to contact my wife for days and there has been no phone reception or wi—fi, there has been no phone reception or wi-fi, 36 there has been no phone reception or wi—fi, 36 drop site. there has been no phone reception or wi-fi, 36 drop site.— wi-fi, 36 drop site. basically i have been _ wi-fi, 36 drop site. basically i have been unable _ wi

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, met today online with representatives of large energy suppliers and the regulator 0fgem to discuss the impact of high global gas prices, which reached record levels last week. it's understood representatives of the treasury and 10 downing street also attended. people within the industry have urged the government to take action amid warnings that household bills are set to rise dramatically in the spring. theo leggett reports. the cost of gas on european wholesale markets has been hitting record levels. and suppliers as a consumer is here would end up paying a heavy price. energy companies themselves have already been badly hit. more than two dozen have gone out of business since the summer. and my casualties are expected. that is because so far they had to absorb most of the extra cost themselves. it's a situation that will not last. if we don't find a solution in the coming weeks we are certainly going to be locking your consumers into more and more expensive energy for years to come. more and more expensive energy for years to come-— years to

it follows reports that the business secretary kwasi kwarteng is meeting businesses today to discuss the challenges they're facing. but there's still no further clarity on whether the government is going to impose more restrictions to combat covid in england ahead of christmas. meanwhile the number of covid infections in the uk continues to rise rapidly. there were another 91,715 new cases reported yesterday — the second highest daily total on record. a number of venues have had to close temporarily, including edinburgh castle and london's natural history museum; the welsh government has banned spectators at sporting events from boxing day. and the mayor of london sadiq khan has called off this year's new year's celebration in the capital because of public safety fears. here is our chief political correspondent adams learning. —— adam fleming. looks like we're going to get an update from the chancellor and the treasury later on financial support for business. that's interesting, because yesterday the word i'd been hearing was that the treasury wants to wait until there was more

business secretary kwasi kwarteng will visit bishop auckland, in county durham, later today. at least 13 people are now known to have died after a volcano erupted onjava. officials on the island say dozens more have been injured, with many suffering severe burns from the huge ash cloud which escaped mount semeru. the volcano has been in a state of near constant eruption for decades. a lot of brits will tell you that princes diana was "simply the best". now the duke of cambridge has revealed how his mum would sing the tina turner classic at the "top of her voice" while doing the school run. sounds like carpool karaoke on another level. prince william shared what he called the "treasured memory" in an audio recording for apple, which he made while walking through the queen's sandringham estate. he covered topics including his time as an air ambulance pilot and singing on stage with taylor swift and jon bon jovi. lots of people can relate to that, singing on the school wrong he talked about how there was an argument every morning between the kids and who gets to choose the song

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, told mps that a dedicated team of engineers were working around the clock to restore the network. i'm satisfied that these operators are sharing their resources through mutual aid agreements and through putting engineers to the worst affected areas, and i'm extremely grateful to emergency responders who have also been working very hard to keep people as comfortable as possible, providing torches, blankets and other necessities. scottish power has apologised to customers as work continues to repair supplies there. we have been speaking to a man in barix share who was discharged from hospital last night and is still with our electric dash without electricity at home. it's not been great for my life because dash my wife because she suffers from copd and her eyesight is poor. i took her to the hospital last wednesday, and ijust got out last wednesday, and ijust got out last night, i was an emergency admission from a size you can see, i'm a bit worse for wear, but i'm worried because i'm not the dash i've not been in contact with my way for a few days

it follows reports that the business secretary kwasi kwarteng is meeting businesses today to discuss the challenges they're facing. but there's still no further clarity on whether the government is going to impose more restrictions to combat covid in england ahead of christmas. meanwhile the number of covid infections in the uk continues to rise rapidly. there were another 91,743 new cases reported yesterday — the second highest daily total on record. a number of venues have had to close temporarily — including edinburgh castle and london's natural history museum. the welsh government has banned spectators at sporting events from boxing day. and the mayor of london sadiq khan has called off this year's new year's celebration in the capital because of public safety fears. let's hearfrom our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. looks like we're going to get an update from the chancellor and the treasury later on financial support for business. that's interesting, because yesterday the word i'd been hearing was that the treasury wants to wait until there was more clarity on